That's weird because I run a 'label libvol' for all new tapes that go
into the library. And yes, the vol belongs to a storage group. Here are
the vitals...

Volume Name: A00328
             Storage Pool Name: SANDIRECT_MIGRATE
             Device Class Name: LTO2
            Estimated Capacity: 190,734.0
       Scaled Capacity Applied:
                      Pct Util: 2.2
                 Volume Status: Filling
                        Access: Unavailable
        Pct. Reclaimable Space: 18.8
               Scratch Volume?: Yes
               In Error State?: No
      Number of Writable Sides: 1
       Number of Times Mounted: 49
             Write Pass Number: 1
     Approx. Date Last Written: 06/17/05   18:14:58
        Approx. Date Last Read: 06/17/05   09:11:57
           Date Became Pending:
        Number of Write Errors: 5
         Number of Read Errors: 0
               Volume Location:
Volume is MVS Lanfree Capable : No
Last Update by (administrator): BC03CB1
         Last Update Date/Time: 10/24/05   17:03:16
          Begin Reclaim Period:
            End Reclaim Period:

What to do, then?

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Stapleton, Mark
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:46 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Audit Vol not working

This one is easy. You never ran a LABEL LIBV on A00328; the hint is in
the fact that the header is not readable per the error messages. The
volume doesn't belong to a storage group, does it?

--
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional
 Tivoli Storage Management Solutions 2005
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert (CATE) AIX
Berbee Information Networks
Office 262.521.5627

 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>Behalf Of Bell, Charles (Chip)
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:12 PM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Audit Vol not working
>
>Has anyone ever had a problem where a tape has been marked unavailable,
>will accept an update to readw or reado, but when attempting to mount
>generates errors and goes back to unav? I am doing some 
>cleaning up with
>some of the tapes in the library (reado/unav tapes), and this one is a
>booger. Please help!
>
> 
>
>Attempted 'audit vol a00328 fix=y'
>
> 
>
>10/24/05   16:36:37  ANR2312I Audit Volume (Repair) process started for
>volume A00328 (process ID 1806). (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:36:57  ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume A00328
>in drive 3580_5 (/dev/rmt3). (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:37:16  ANR8381E LTO volume A00328 could not be mounted in
>drive 3580_5 (/dev/rmt3). (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:37:16  ANR1402W Mount request denied for volume A00328 -
>volume unavailable. (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:37:16  ANR1410W Access mode for volume A00328 now set to
>"unavailable". (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:37:16  ANR2321W Audit volume process terminated 
>for volume
>A00328 - storage media inaccessible. (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
>10/24/05   16:37:16  ANR0985I Process 1806 for AUDIT VOLUME (REPAIR)
>running in the BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at
>16:37:16. (SESSION: 117836, PROCESS: 1806)
>
> 
>
>Other notes, 3584 library, server AIX 5.1, TSM 5.3.1.2
>
>Also attempted move data to no avail
>
>God bless you!!! 
>
>Chip Bell 
>Network Engineer I
>IBM Tivoli Certified Deployment Professional (ITSM 5.2)
>Baptist Health Systems 
>Birmingham, AL 
>
>
>
> 
>
>
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