On our tape library, we can dedicate one slot for a cleaning tape.  It is an
option on the tape library.
Secondly, on Unix, I can inventory the library to see how many slots show from
the library to the OS.
Can you execute an NT command (not tsm) to show the library inventory?  This
will help decide whether it is a library issue or a TSM issue.





"Coats, Jack" <Jack.Coats AT BANKSTERLING DOT COM> on 06/21/2002 07:58:32 AM

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Subject:  I lost my slot!



TSM 4.1.3 on NT 4 with at IBM 3483 (ADIC scalar 100) LTO tape library.

We used to see 18 slots in our tape library, now we only see 17 (and that is
all we can use now).
The library itself seems to be OK, and things are still working, but missing
one slot in our library
can be a big deal some days.

We have rebooted (powered down and brought back from totally off, both the
library and
the TSM server), and had TSM audit the library.  All seems OK except we are
missing a slot
in the library (in an 18 slot library missing one is over 5%).

Any suggestions on how to 'get it back'?

... TIA ... Jack