ADSM-L

Still have tape problems

2001-11-05 09:56:19
Subject: Still have tape problems
From: "Gill, Geoffrey L." <GEOFFREY.L.GILL AT SAIC DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 06:53:21 -0800
This morning I noticed reclamation still going on. I was able to halt one of
the processes but not the other so I decided to halt TSM. During startup I
saw the messages below:

ANR8455E Volume U00160 could not be located during audit of library 3494LIB.
Volume has been removed from the library inventory.
ANR8455E Volume U01274 could not be located during audit of library 3494LIB.
Volume has been removed from the library inventory.


Now the strange part is when I query the log for what's gone on with U00160
here is what comes back. I don't understand why it does not show it mounting
in rmt2 yet shows a dismount failure.

11/03/01 08:30:45     ANR1228I Removable volume U00160 is required for
storage
                       pool backup.

11/03/01 08:31:33     ANR8337I 3590 volume U00160 mounted in drive RMT1

                       (/dev/rmt1).

11/03/01 08:45:24     ANR8336I Verifying label of 3590 volume U00160 in
drive
                       RMT1 (/dev/rmt1).

11/03/01 08:46:45     ANR8468I 3590 volume U00160 dismounted from drive RMT1

                       (/dev/rmt1) in library 3494LIB.

11/04/01 16:01:47     ANR8469E Dismount of 3590 volume U00160 from drive
RMT2
                       (/dev/rmt2) in library 3494LIB failed.

11/04/01 16:01:47     ANR1401W Mount request denied for volume U00160 -
mount
                       failed.

11/05/01 06:32:36     ANR8455E Volume U00160 could not be located during
audit
                       of library 3494LIB.  Volume has been removed from the

                       library inventory.

The other volume is just as strange I guess. It also shows a dismount
failure for rmt2 yet no mount.

11/01/01 22:45:20     ANR1044I Removable volume U01274 is required for space

                       reclamation.

11/01/01 22:46:43     ANR8337I 3590 volume U01274 mounted in drive RMT6

                       (/dev/rmt6).

11/01/01 22:54:24     ANR8468I 3590 volume U01274 dismounted from drive RMT6

                       (/dev/rmt6) in library 3494LIB.

11/02/01 17:01:09     ANR1040I Space reclamation started for volume U01274,

                       storage pool NT_TPOOL (process number 136).

11/02/01 17:01:10     ANR1044I Removable volume U01274 is required for space

                       reclamation.

11/02/01 17:02:30     ANR8782E Volume U01274 could not be accessed by
library
                       3494LIB.

11/02/01 17:02:31     ANR8469E Dismount of 3590 volume U01274 from drive
RMT2
                       (/dev/rmt2) in library 3494LIB failed.

11/02/01 17:02:31     ANR1402W Mount request denied for volume U01274 -
volume
                       unavailable.

11/02/01 17:02:31     ANR1410W Access mode for volume U01274 now set to

                       "unavailable".

11/02/01 17:02:31     ANR1081W Space reclamation terminated for volume
U01274 -
                       storage media inaccessible.

11/02/01 19:04:45     ANR1259W Files on volume U01274 needed for offsite

                       reclamation cannot be accessed - access mode is

                       "unavailable" or "offsite".

11/03/01 08:30:07     ANR1229W Volume U01274 cannot be backed up - volume is

                       offline or access mode is "unavailable" or
"destroyed".

I noticed this the other night and put the volume available again since it
is in the library. Next time it had to access here is what happened:

11/03/01 19:48:02     ANR2017I Administrator GEOFF issued command: UPDATE
VOLUME
                       U01274 acc=readw

11/03/01 19:48:02     ANR2207I Volume U01274 updated.

11/03/01 19:51:55     ANR1044I Removable volume U01274 is required for space

                       reclamation.

11/03/01 19:52:37     ANR8782E Volume U01274 could not be accessed by
library
                       3494LIB.

11/03/01 19:52:37     ANR8469E Dismount of 3590 volume U01274 from drive
RMT2
                       (/dev/rmt2) in library 3494LIB failed.

11/03/01 19:52:37     ANR1402W Mount request denied for volume U01274 -
volume
                       unavailable.

11/03/01 19:52:37     ANR1410W Access mode for volume U01274 now set to

                       "unavailable".

11/04/01 08:30:12     ANR1229W Volume U01274 cannot be backed up - volume is

                       offline or access mode is "unavailable" or
"destroyed".
11/05/01 06:31:52     ANR1412W Volume U01274 access mode is "unavailable".

11/05/01 06:32:36     ANR8455E Volume U01274 could not be located during
audit
                       of library 3494LIB.  Volume has been removed from the

                       library inventory.

Has anyone seen anything like this before? I've got the dreaded AIX
4.3.3/TSM 4.2.1.6/3494 library combination. After installing the latest fix
I was hoping things would get better. Looks like not everything is working
yet.

Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
NT Systems Support Engineer
SAIC
E-Mail:   gillg AT saic DOT com
Phone:  (858) 826-4062
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