Hi Alex,

    Check whether the volume is available in the Tape library list? If you try 
to restore data from  volume which is not physically available in the tape 
library, system will mark it as unavailable. 

    You need to get the tape from offsite, load it to your tape library and 
change the status as read-write and then carry out any restore option. 

    
Regards,

Rajesh


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Alex Amtrup Sørensen
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:24 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Volume unavailable.

Hi

Great forum, some very good answers. I learn a lot.

I have a volume, the volume is unavailable:

08:11:05   TSMSRV01 : q vol * acc=unavail

Volume Name                             Storage              Device      
Estimated    Pct       Volume
                                                          Pool Name    Class 
Name   Capacity   Util       Status
------------------------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -----  --------
P00341L3                                       OFFSITE             IBM3584_D-   
 409.6 G   52.1  Filling


I have tried:

Update vol P00341L3 access=readw . But the volume is unavailable in again after 
after a while.

Also checked the volume into library, library checked the volume correctly out 
straightaway.

         Volume Name: P00341L3
             Storage Pool Name: OFFSITE
             Device Class Name: IBM3584_DEV
            Estimated Capacity: 409.6 G
       Scaled Capacity Applied:
                      Pct Util: 52.1
                 Volume Status: Filling
                        Access: Unavailable
        Pct. Reclaimable Space: 0.0
               Scratch Volume?: Yes
               In Error State?: No
      Number of Writable Sides: 1
       Number of Times Mounted: 6
             Write Pass Number: 1
     Approx. Date Last Written: 01/12/2011 12:12:11
        Approx. Date Last Read: 01/12/2011 05:49:09
           Date Became Pending:
        Number of Write Errors: 0
         Number of Read Errors: 0
               Volume Location:
Volume is MVS Lanfree Capable : No
Last Update by (administrator): BATCH
         Last Update Date/Time: 01/25/2011 21:03:44
          Begin Reclaim Period:
            End Reclaim Period:
  Drive Encryption Key Manager: None

What can I do??

Alex Sørensen
Server administrator