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Re: Strange 3590/3494-volume-behavior..?

2002-01-09 14:17:23
Subject: Re: Strange 3590/3494-volume-behavior..?
From: Tom Tann{s <tom.tannas AT USIT.UIO DOT NO>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:14:46 +0100
Yes, you were right.
After restarting the server, the volume was available for use again.
Strange..

Anyway, thanks to all who spent a few seconds in helping me out...

On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, Rainer Wolf wrote:

> Hello,
> mabe you just need to halt and restart the server.
> I had the same phaenomen some weeks ago with volumes, that have been
> written directly by clients and at the same time the log file has reached
> 100 % before the triggered DBbackup has ended ...
> ( this should not normally happen )
> first I tried the same as you ( 3494/3590/tsm4.1.3.0 ) and the restart did it
> ... the volumes became accessible as usual.
>
> --
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / best regards
> Rainer Wolf
>
>
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>
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>
> Tom Tann{s wrote:
> >
> > Hello TSM'ers!
> >
> > I have a problem with a volume in my 3494-library..
> >
> > Tsm-server is 4.2.1.7, AIX.
> >
> > I discovered the problem a few days ago, when trying to move data from the
> > volume to another stg-pool.
> > Tsm incists that the volume is inaccessible.
> > An audit also result in the same:
> >
> > 01/07/2002 16:57:05  ANR2321W Audit volume process terminated for volume 
> > ORA052
> >                       - storage media inaccessible.
> >
> > The volume was dropped by the gripper a week or so ago, but it was
> > re-entered via the recovery-cell. I have inventoried the frame, audited
> > the library on the tsm-server. A "manual mount",
> > mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -m -f/dev/rmt1 -VORA052 /mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -d 
> > -f/dev/rmt1
> > work fine.
> > I've even done checkout/checkin libvol.
> >
> > But now I'm stuck...
> >
> > ANy suggestions on where to look/what to try, would be appreciated...
> >
> >                                          Tom
> >
> > tsm: SUMO>q libvol 3494 ORA052
> >
> > Library Name   Volume Name   Status       Owner        Last Use    Home 
> > Element
> > ------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ---------   
> > ------------
> > 3494           ORA052        Private
> > 3494           ORA052        Private
> >
> > sumo# mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qV -VORA052
> > Volume Data:
> >    volume state.........00
> >    logical volume.......No
> >    volume class.........3590 1/2 inch cartridge tape
> >    volume type..........HPCT 320m nominal length
> >    volser...............ORA052
> >    category.............012C
> >    subsystem affinity...03 04 01 02 00 00 00 00
> >                         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> >                         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> >                         00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> >
> > tsm: SUMO>q vol ora052 f=d
> >
> >                    Volume Name: ORA052
> >              Storage Pool Name: ORATAPE
> >              Device Class Name: BCKTAPE
> >        Estimated Capacity (MB): 40,960.0
> >                       Pct Util: 42.1
> >                  Volume Status: Filling
> >                         Access: Read/Write
> >         Pct. Reclaimable Space: 0.0
> >                Scratch Volume?: No
> >                In Error State?: No
> >       Number of Writable Sides: 1
> >        Number of Times Mounted: 35
> >              Write Pass Number: 2
> >      Approx. Date Last Written: 12/24/2001 05:29:05
> >         Approx. Date Last Read: 12/11/2001 04:50:20
> >            Date Became Pending:
> >         Number of Write Errors: 0
> >          Number of Read Errors: 0
> >                Volume Location:
> > Last Update by (administrator): TOM
> >          Last Update Date/Time: 01/07/2002 16:49:34
>