It did not dismount the tape.  It says that it may still be in the drive,
which it probably is.  Open up the library when possible and check out that
drive and you will probably find the tape.

We have had a lot of this lately due to bad drives and changer in the
library.

Brenda



                      bkupmstr
                      <[email protected]        To:       ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST 
DOT EDU
                      OM>                      cc:
                                               Subject:  tape going unavail
                      09/05/2003 09:29
                      AM
                      Please respond to
                      "ADSM: Dist Stor
                      Manager"





Has anyone seen a scenario like this.
 TSM server 5.1.0 running on aix 4.3.3
 Standalone 3590E tape rive defined to a manual library roblib00

09/04/03 23:24:00 ANR8325I Dismounting volume 040337-60 minute mount
retention expired.
09/04/03   23:24:41      ANR8469E Dismount of 3590 volume 040337 from drive
RMT2
                          (/dev/rmt2) in library ROBLIB00 failed.
09/04/03   23:24:41      ANR1410W Access mode for volume 040337 now set to
                          "unavailable".
09/04/03   23:24:41      ANR8475I Dismount of volume 040337 failed. It may
still be
                          in the drive.


It actually dismounts teh tape from thedrive but still puts it into
unavailable mode???????


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