Hi All,
  We're trying to do a database restore from one TSM server to a new
TSM server (different hardware & library) using our tape database
backup.
Currently we are running:

Server 1:
TSM v5.2.1.2
Win 2K
IBM 3583 (ADIC 100)

Server2:
TSM v5.2.3.5
Win 2K3
Dell Power Vault 136T (ADIC 100)

We have issued the command to set up the blank log & db vol: dsmserv
format 1 logfile 2048 1 dbfile 15000.  After this we have double checked
the dsmserv.opt and it is pointing in the correct location for the
devcnfg.out.  Our Library & drive definitions are correct and we're
getting activity on the library console when we issue other dsmserv
commands. According to the documentation, we should be able to either
use a Library of type Manual or SCSI.  Ours is currently set to SCSI.

After issuing:  dsmserv restore db devclass=ltoclass1 vol=000056L1

we end up with this error message:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ANR8200I TCP/IP driver ready for connection with clients on port 1500.
ANR0200I Recovery log assigned capacity is 2048 megabytes.
ANR0201I Database assigned capacity is 15000 megabytes.
ANR4621I Database backup device class LTOCLASS1.
ANR4622I    Volume 1: 000056L1.
ANR4632I Starting point-in-time database restore (no commit).
ANR8312E Volume 000056L1 could not be located in library LB0.0.0.3.
ANR1420W Mount request denied for volume 000056L1 - volume
unavailable.
ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated - required volume was not
mounted.
Entering exception handler.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We have done a test where we have manually mounted the specified tape
into a drive, run the command and the process then proceeds to dismount
the tape then complain that it can't mount the tape.  The library has
been rebooted numerous times and finds the tape each time it does an
inventory - so the library is aware of the tape.

**THE IMPORTANT QUESTION**
How can we inform dsmserv that the volume is available for mounting?

Thanks Everyone!

  Curt

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Curt Watts
Network Analyst, Capilano College