Question about tapes in LTO drive extended period of time

[mosiac]

I have 4 lto5 drives and currently all 4 have tapes loaded up and looking at my libvol all those tapes are marked as private but I don't see any sessions or processes using those specific tapes.

Are there any other commands to find out if a tape in one of the drives is being used for a specific thing?

I've also checked them off volhistory and they aren't showing up there yet so I would assume Tivoli is still working with these tapes and has not finished whatever related task.

Thanks,

 

[marclant]

QUERY MOUNT is what you are looking for.

I have 4 lto5 drives and currently all 4 have tapes loaded up and looking at my libvol all those tapes are marked as private but I don't see any sessions or processes using those specific tapes.

The status of the tape in Q LIBV is irrelevant here.

I've also checked them off volhistory and they aren't showing up there yet so I would assume Tivoli is still working with these tapes and has not finished whatever related task.

Q VOLHIST is also irrelevant here.

 

[mosiac]

Thanks. I see that 1 is dismounting, one is idle and 2 are in use.

Is there a way to track what makes those two volumes "in use"?

 

[marclant]

Has to be a session or a process. Check Q SESS F=D, there's a column for media, and Q PROC, you should see output and/or input volumes.