Hello everyone,

I am trying to eject all tapes from my SL8500 library by using the move
media function and it keeps failing on tape N00810.  Upon further
inspection it appears as if N00810 is "missing" physically from the
library.

Date/Time             Message
--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR2017I Administrator LIDZR8V issued command: MOVE
MEDIA
                       n00810 stg=tape_ndmp_offsite
wherestate=mountableinlib
                       rem=no checkl=n  (SESSION: 1608285)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR0984I Process 30531 for MOVE MEDIA started in the

                       BACKGROUND at 13:04:32. (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS:

                       30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR0609I MOVE MEDIA started as process 30531.
(SESSION:
                       1608285, PROCESS: 30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR0610I MOVE MEDIA started by LIDZR8V as process
30531.
                       (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS: 30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR6682I MOVE MEDIA command ended: 0 volumes
processed.
                       (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS: 30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR6691E MOVE MEDIA: No match is found for this
move.
                       (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS: 30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR0611I MOVE MEDIA started by LIDZR8V as process
30531
                       has ended. (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS: 30531)
09/26/07 13:04:32     ANR0985I Process 30531 for MOVE MEDIA running in the

                       BACKGROUND completed with completion state SUCCESS
at
                       13:04:32. (SESSION: 1608285, PROCESS: 30531)

Within TSM it appears as follows:

          Volume Name: N00810
                State: Mountable in library
Last Update Date/Time: 09/26/07 10:29:07
             Location:
    Storage Pool Name: TAPE_NDMP_OFFSITE
    Automated LibName: NASLIB
        Volume Status: Filling
               Access: Unavailable
  Last Reference Date: 08/23/07 13:20:16

I had thought that marking it unavailable would prevent it from being
moved and I also tried marking it as destroyed and neither access has
worked.  I also left it as read/write and it failed to move it with that
accessibility as well.

Does anyone know what can be done in order to work around this tape until
it can be found?  I have other tapes to eject/move, but the move media
command keeps failing on that particular tape.  Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

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Joni Moyer
Highmark
Storage Systems, Storage Mngt Analyst III
Phone Number: (717)302-9966
Fax: (717) 302-9826
joni.moyer AT highmark DOT com
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