Re: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data

Hello,

First try to run a audit library (checklabel=barcode) to get a real
inventory of your library. Do this when there's no activity on the
library.

Rolf.

> Hello,
>
> I find normally that when a tape is unavailable is has to do with the fact
> that the tape is stuck in a drive. We have to mannualy open the library
> and remove the tape from the drive and place it in the CAP. Then we load
> the tape with checkin libvolume back into the library. First check if the
> tape itself is correct, physically and if the tape has no read and/or
> write errors. In case of to many errors maybe the tape has to be put in
> state Destroyed and then recover data from the copy or main tapepool.
>
> Rolf.
>
>> First of all, is the tape definitely in the library?
>>
>> Next, is this an onsite or offsite tape?
>>
>> Do a
>>
>> q vol <volume-name> f=d
>>
>> What is in the 'location' field? If the tape if supposed to be offsite
>> and
>> the location is blank and you run a 'move data', it will think it is in
>> the
>> library, not find it and revery back to 'unavailable'. I had two of
>> these
>> last week
>>
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
>> Of
>> Cheung, Richard
>> Sent: 04 November 2008 09:53
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: [ADSM-L] Unavailable Tapes - cannot do Move Data
>>
>> Hello..
>>
>> I have a number of tapes showing as access=unavailable in the system.  I
>> have tried to change the state to readwrite to see if it would work
>> (maybe some kind of read / load issue) but that didn't work.   I have
>> then tried to change the state to readonly, and do a 'move data' command
>> to move the data on the tape onto a storage pool - but the activity log
>> shows when it tries to load the tape, it fails and the tape goes right
>> back to unavailable again.
>>
>> A q filespace and q occupancy shows there is data for my nodes on these
>> tapes which I really don't want to loose.
>>
>> What else can I do about this?
>>
>>
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