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TSM loses tape drives (again and again and again...)

2006-08-28 13:32:16
Subject: TSM loses tape drives (again and again and again...)
From: Rob Berendt <rob AT DEKKO DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:29:49 -0400
Seems pretty consistent that when we IPL our Linux partition on our
iSeries TSM will no longer talk to the tape drives.
q system
Storage Management Server for Linux/ppc64 - Version 5, Release 3, Level
3.1
Suse Linux on iSeries.
backup db devclass=lto_class type=full scratch=yes wait=no
results in:
08/28/2006 12:28:02  ANR8779E Unable to open drive /dev/IBMtape1, error
number=22.(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:02  ANR8945W Scratch volume mount failed 04WK1.
(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:02  ANR1792W HBAAPI vendor library failed to load or
is missing.(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:02  ANR8963E Unable to find path to match the serial
number defined for drive TAPMLB011 in library TAPMLB01.(SESSION: 1,
PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:02  ANR8779E Unable to open drive /dev/IBMtape1, error
number=21.(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:38  ANR8381E LTO volume 04WK1 could not be mounted in
drive TAPMLB011 (/dev/IBMtape1).(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:38  ANR1404W Scratch volume mount request denied -
mount failed.(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:38  ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated -
required volume was not mounted.(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)
08/28/2006 12:28:38  ANR0985I Process 2 for DATABASE BACKUP running in
the BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at 12:28:38 PM.
(SESSION: 1, PROCESS: 2)

In Linux I tried:
IBMtapeutil
1. Open a Device
/dev/IBMtape1 for read/write
3. Inquiry
Inquiry Data:
Peripheral Qualifier-------------------0x00
Peripheral Device Type----------------0x01
Removal Medium Bit--------------------1
Device Type Modifier------------------0x00
ISO version---------------------------0x00
ECMA version--------------------------0x00
ANSI version--------------------------0x03
Asynchronous Event Notification Bit---0
Terminate I/O Process Message Bit-----0
Response Data Format------------------0x02
Additional Length---------------------0x35
Medium Changer Mode-------------------0x00
Relative Addressing Bit---------------0
32 Bit Wide Data Transfers Bit--------0
16 Bit Wide Data Transfers Bit--------0
Synchronous Data Transfers Bit--------0
Linked Commands Bit-------------------0
Command Queueing Bit------------------0
Soft Reset Bit------------------------0
Vendor ID-----------------------------IBM
Product ID----------------------------ULT3580-TD2
Product Revision Level----------------4772

vendor1,  Length 20

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [................]
    0010 - 0000 0000                                [....            ]


vendor2,  Length 31

            0 1  2 3  4 5  6 7  8 9  A B  C D  E F   0123456789ABCDEF
    0000 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  [................]
    0010 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 00    [............... ]

I do NOT see the serial number.  Am I looking in the wrong spot?

Rob Berendt
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