ADSM-L

FW: Problems with tapes constantly being made unavailable

1998-10-07 15:46:06
Subject: FW: Problems with tapes constantly being made unavailable
From: "Jackson, Sandye" <Sandye.Jackson AT LATIMES DOT COM>
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 12:46:06 -0700
Correction:

We are currently running ADSM for AIX-RS/6000 - Version 3, Release 2, Level
1.2

Sandye J. Jackson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackson, Sandye
> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 12:10 PM
> To:   Subject:        Problems with tapes constantly being made
> unavailable
>
> We have a major problem here.  We are running ADSM V3.1.0 on an AIX server
> attached to an STK9710 library using DLT7000 tapes.  We keep having
> problems with tapes not being mounted even tho there are drives available
> (we have 6) and then they are marked 'unavailable' and I have to check
> this out every day and put them back in 'read/write' status.  Also, after
> this starts to occur I get messages that 'aggragates are degrading' and
> that I need to do an Audit.  Today my aggragates weren't just degraded,
> they were disabled.  STK says that their system is working fine.  IBM says
> that their's is also ok.  Heeeellllppppp!!!
>
> Sandye J. Jackson
>