Hello,
First of all the problem is hardware  and this Tape lib are not easy to 
work on, even for an expert, i question the rational of not getting 
adequate support on the hardware to begin with, this could jeopardize your 
entire backup routine, nsrjb -HEvvv is not meant to replace proper 
hardware maintenance and\or support.
Once you start maintaining your own lib, where will it stop, next in line 
Z OS and mainframe replacement :}
When the problem occurs in middle of backup there is not much you can do 
without disrupting your whole backup cycle, i would talk to management and 
get a full support in place rather then trying to fix it yourself.




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On Mar 4, 2008, at 6:15 PM, badams wrote:

> Thanks for the reply.  IBM charges us big $$ per visit, so we have 
> an incentive to get it working without them.  I suspect it will 
> happen again, and I'm hoping not too often, and that it can be 
> resolved quickly using nsrjb -HE.

I had a similar problem with a non-IBM tape library, which I no longer 
use. Every once in a while its robotic gripper would malfunction. As 
it turned out, some adjustments were necessary. That library was in 
use for several years. Over time, some of the gripper's parts had gone 
out of adjustment and it would sometimes miss a slot when it went to 
place a tape back in a slot and it would just sit there in front of 
the slot, slightly misaligned with it and get into a loop where it 
continuously tried to place the tape where it belonged, but fail. Your 
library might be in the same situation. If that's the case, you'll 
probably need to retain IBM to fix the problem unless you are willing 
to try it yourself and have the relevant information available.

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