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Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command

2009-02-11 12:29:49
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
From: Howard Coles <Howard.Coles AT ARDENTHEALTH DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:27:58 -0600
No, we're not "sugarcoating" anything.  The Library itself has a web
interface, that displays pretty much everything and anything you need to
know about it.  It will display drive error numbers, mounts, cleaning
tape usage, etc.  It may be you have tape drives that are needing to be
cleaned, and are waiting on a cleaning tape to be mounted.  Sometimes
there are tapes that are sitting in the drives for one reason or another
where they shouldn't be, or a picker might have a tape stuck in it, or a
I/O door may have been left open.

So, the best route is to go to the web interface and check for errors,
look at the drives' status, the io status, etc.  

See Ya'
Howard


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Kamran Rao
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:10 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> 
> I find this strange that you don't have any processes running at this
> time where you have 3 TSM instances. Any luck with getting this info
> from the web interface, I highly doubt because that is just
> sugarcoating
> the commands with java.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kamran Rao
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> Howard Coles
> Sent: February 11, 2009 11:38 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> 
> I meant to mention if you have a 3584 you should be able to access the
> web interface and see which drives have tapes mounted.  That will give
> you an idea of how busy the library is.
> 
> See Ya'
> Howard
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
Behalf
> > Of Kamran Rao
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:26 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> >
> > I agree "q pr" will detail which drives in use, as well as I have
> seen
> 
> > that certain processes will "reserve" the drive, cancelling the
> session
> > or process will release the drive.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Kamran Rao
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
Behalf
> > Of Howard Coles
> > Sent: February 11, 2009 11:12 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> >
> > What other sessions are running when you issue the command?  I've
> known
> > some processes kind of hold the storage in what seems like limbo for
> a
> 
> > while.
> >
> > Does this box do anything else besides TSM?
> >
> > Oh, and q path and q drive to see where they stand.
> >
> > See Ya'
> > Howard
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf
> > > Of ashish sharma
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:02 AM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > The o/p of command is as below:
> > >
> > >
> > > # /usr/sbin/lsdev  -C  -c tape  -H
> > > name  status    location     description
> > >
> > > rmt0  Available 1Z-08-00-0,0 Differential SCSI 4mm Tape Drive
> > > rmt1  Available 31-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > smc0  Available 31-08-01     IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)
> > > rmt2  Available 31-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt3  Available 2U-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt6  Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt4  Available 2U-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt5  Available 2U-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt7  Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > smc1  Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)
> > > rmt8  Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt9  Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > > rmt10 Available 2d-08-01     IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > while o/p of "q proc" does not show anything.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Ashish
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/11/09, Kamran Rao <kamran.rao AT grhosp.on DOT ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > As root - run "lsdev -Cc tape" and see if your drives and medium
> > > changer
> > > > are showing up as "available" - if shows up as "defined" then
you
> > > might
> > > > have a device problem. You have not mentioned what kind of
> library
> > > and
> > > > also if it is a direct connect as "scsi" or via FC adapter etc
> etc?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Kamran Rao
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of
> > > > ashish sharma
> > > > Sent: February 11, 2009 10:08 AM
> > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > Subject: [ADSM-L] cannot run command
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > My TSM server version is
> > > >
> > > > Storage Management Server for AIX-RS/6000 - Version 5, Release
3,
> > > Level
> > > > 5.0 on AIX.
> > > >
> > > > The issue i am facing is that when i try to give command  like
"q
> > > path"
> > > > or "q mount" the command hangs as shown below
> > > >
> > > > *************************
> > > > tsm: TSMLM>q mount
> > > >
> > > > *************************
> > > >
> > > > and does not give any o/p but when i give command like q
session,
> > it
> >
> > > > works but again i am unable to cancel any session.Does anybody
> has
> > > any
> > > > idea why is it happening?I think restaring the server might
solve
> > the
> > > > problem but at present i am not in favour of it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best Regards
> > > > Ashish Sharma
> > > > ST Microelectronics Ltd.
> > > > 919717003853
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best Regards
> > > Ashish Sharma
> > > ST Microelectronics Ltd.
> > > 919717003853

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