Also make sure the Win2K3 RSM service is stopped and DISABLED.
W

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Kelly Lipp <lipp AT storserver DOT com> wrote:

> I don't have any specific knowledge of your set up, but one thing that
> could be happening is a mismatch between the SCSI ID and Element number of
> the drive.  I've seen this happen: library mounts a tape in a drive and TSM
> tries to mount the tape in the other drive.  Thus, TSM does not see the tape
> that got mounted.  In your case this is pretty easy to fix: switch the
> SCSI/Element around and see if that resolves the problem.
>
> Otherwise, I've got no idea!
>
> Kelly Lipp
> CTO
> STORServer, Inc.
> 485-B Elkton Drive
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> Bill Bush
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:02 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: [ADSM-L] Xseries w/ iSeriestape library
>
> I have a new install of Tivoli 5.5.0.  The server is an IBM Blade 8853-L4U
> in an HS21 chassis,  running Windows 2003 Standard SP2.  The blade uses
> DASD and tape drives within the AS400.  We have one 3590 tape drive, and a
> 3577 tape library that includes  two 3592-E05 drives.   On the Windows
> server, the 3 tape drives show in Hardware Manager with a 6.1.9.3 IBM
> driver .   The Changer Bus Enumerator also has a 6.1.9.3  driver, as does
> the Tape Bus Enumerator.
>         The problems I am having  are getting anything to go on tape,
> whether it is a migration or a backup .  When doing a Backup DB or Backup
> stgpool,   I mount a scratch tape & answer the mount request w/ REPLY 00x.
>  The command is accepted,  but the request is still there, until it times
> out or is cancelled.   This occurs on all 3 drives.   I've tried defining
> tape volumes for the Offsite & Onsite pools, but the results are the same.
>
>        More info; if I go into IBM iSeries Integrated Server Support,
> only the 3590 tape drive shows.  I believe this is OK, because the other
> 3592 drives are controlled by the Auto-library.  Before using the 3590
> drive , I do vary it off on the iSeries partition,  & lock it on the
> Windows server.
>
> Any tips , troubleshooting, etc  are appreciated.
>
> bill bush
>
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