This is a known isssue, and has been corrected at the latest levels of 3.7
and 4.1

Keith Davey


On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Short, Anne wrote:

> I am running TSM 4.1.1 on W2K with an Exabyte 440 library with Mammoth
> drives.  I have noticed that when a write operation reaches the end of the
> tape, TSM reports an I/O error and marks the tape as "read-only".  At the
> same time, a query of the volume indicates that the tape's status is
> "Filling" and is only partially used (usually somewhere in the 80% range).
> Anyone know why I'm getting this disconnect (indication that the end of the
> tape is reached, but TSM reporting it as only partially full)?
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Anne Short
> Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems
> Gaithersburg, Maryland
> 301-240-6184
> CODA/I Storage Management
>