I've tried all possible combinations of checkin volumes, neither worked.
label libvol search=yes labels=barcode
label libvol search=bulk labels=barcode
label libvol search=yes labels=barcode checkin=scr
I'm able to check volumes in (checklabel=barcode), but when TSM wants to
write to the tape (label, data), nothing happens. Tape just sits in the
drive.
I can see NO errors both in Activity log and Event log.
S pozdravem / Best Regards,
Martin Trcka, IT Consultant
Tech. Support Department
GC System a.s., Spitalka 41, 60200 Brno, Czech Rep.
mob: +420 602 452 361
fax: +420 543 537 333
email: trcka AT gcsystem DOT cz
Pablo Wolinski napsal(a):
Hello Martin,
What is the process (sequence of commands) you are using to checkin/label the
drives?
I once had the same problem checking in the drives in a STK L80 library, and
the solution was simply not checking in the tapes with TSM 5.2.3, just did a
label libvol storagetek-l80 search=bulk labels=barcode checkin=scr
overwrite=yes
and then went to the library, put the tapes 5 at a time on the entry slots and
did the reply XXX.
I was not able to run successfully any other combination of checkin/checkout
... remove=no force=yes, label, etc. etc.
HTH!,
Pablito.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Martin Trcka
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:58
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: PowerVault 132T and Dell 110T LTO2 drives problem
Hello *SMers,
I'm having trouble with operating Dell 110T LTO2 drives in a PowerVault 132T
library.
Environment:
- W2k3, HBA Qlogic 2340, FC attached Dell Powervault 132T library with 2 Dell
110T LTO2 drives
- TSM device driver for library
(http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&uid=swg21177112) and IBM
device drivers for the drives
(http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&q1=110T&uid=sw
g21082581&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en)
I am able to define both drives and library, as well as paths, in TSM
sucessfully, but I'm having problems with write operations to the drive.
F.e., when I try to label volumes in the library, the tape gets mounted in a
drive, but no label is ever written and the process never ends (or at least
not within 20 mins). Tape stays mounted in a drive and never gets dismounted.
I've tried dozens of combinations of device drivers for the drives, but never
succeeded. I see no error in the TSM Actlog or Windows Event log.
When I define library as RSM type (using native Dell device drivers for both
library and tape drives) and use RSM for media handling, everything works
fine.
I can easily label volumes, perform backups and so on. Again, when I
reconfigure the library and drive back to SCSI type and try to perform f.e. a
backup of TSM database using media labelled in previous step (via RSM), the
procedure repeats with the same result - robotics mount the tape in a drive
and nothing happens. TSM server is still waiting for mount of a scratch media,
eventhough the volume is already mounted.
I've tried to install TSM 5.2 even, but the result is the same.
It seems to me, that there must be a problem with device drivers, but maybe
I'm missing something.
Any ideas ?
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S pozdravem / Best Regards,
Martin Trcka, IT Consultant
Tech. Support Department
GC System a.s., Spitalka 41, 60200 Brno, Czech Rep.
mob: +420 602 452 361
fax: +420 543 537 333
email: trcka AT gcsystem DOT cz
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