Actually, the tape will go into error often after the tape is inserted into
the drive and validated and checked.  The error "seems" to occur while the
tape is being place by the gripper back onto the rack.  I have even had the
same error occur to abend the service yet still check the tape in
correctly.  The drives are defined and on-line in TSM and are available in
the library.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks

Rob