Randy,
        Thank you very much for your prompt and right-on-the-button
response.  It was indeed our SMS ACS routines that were causing the problem.
I've got the backup working ok now.

Regards,
Gary Johnson
Operations Analyst  (Emergency Planning)
IT Operations,  Technology Operations
CLEAR Communications Ltd
12th floor,  49 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1001, New Zealand
* phone:  64-9-912-4200
     fax:      64-9-912-4454
* email:   gjohnso AT clear.co DOT nz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Larson [SMTP:larsonr AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 1998 12:43 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Problem With DB Backup
>
> This sounds like you are using TMM and "ADSM.DBB" is being redirected to
> disk.
> Check your ACS routines to see if this dataset name is properly excluded
> from
> TMM.
>
> Regards,       Randy
> ADSM Services Team Leader
> Storage Services Competency Center
> IBM Global Services
> Office: 336-721-4309 (T/L 431-4309)
> Remote: 336-774-1487 (T/L 223-9901)
> Internet: larsonr AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>
>
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 10/01/98 08:16:42 PM
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject: Problem With DB Backup
>
>
> Hi,
> I have just attempted to perform a DB backup on ADSM, using the command :-
>         BA  DB  TYPE=FULL  DEV=LIBRARY
> but I am getting the following error messages.  The deviceclass of LIBRARY
> is the same one that is used when moving data from our DISK storagepool to
> the TAPE storagepool.
>
> ANR5965I Console command:  BA DB TYPE=FULL DEV=LIBRARY
> ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 36.
> ANR9999D PVRCART(1465): UCB Device Type bytes 3/4 are 20/0F, not a
> recognized
>                 CARTRIDGE device.
>
> ANR1404W Scratch volume mount request denied - mount failed.
> ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated - required volume was not
> mounted.
>
> The Deviceclass LIBRARY is defined as follows:-
> DEFINE DEVCLASS LIBRARY DEVTYPE=Cartridge MAXCAPACITY=0K
> ESTCAPACITY=819200K
> PREFIX=ADSM MOUNTLIMIT=2 MOUNTRETENTION=1 EXPIRATION=99365 MOUNTWAIT=60
> UNIT=CART COMPRESSION=Yes PROTECTION=No
>
> Our ADSM server runs on an OS/390 Mainframe (MVS).  The messages manual
> seems to indicate a possible error in the Deviceclass definition, but I
> don't understand why that can be, if it is used ok by other ADSM
> processes.
>
> Is anyone able to assist me, or point me in a particular direction.  Or
> should I just call IBM support...??
>
> Regards,
> Gary Johnson
> Operations Analyst  (Emergency Planning)
> IT Operations,  Technology Operations
> CLEAR Communications Ltd
> 12th floor,  49 Symonds Street, Auckland, 1001, New Zealand
> * phone:  64-9-912-4200
>      fax:      64-9-912-4454
> * email:   gjohnso AT clear.co DOT nz