Author: Debbie Bassler <Deborah_Bassler AT PAPAJOHNS DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:31:53 -0400
Our TSM server, 5.1, is on an AIX OS, 4.3.3. Does anyone know of a log containing information about the tape drives? One of our drives has been inaccessible since 3:20 this morning. I'd like to write
Author: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:35:52 -0500
There isn't, but if you use the hourly monitor facility from TSM's Operational Reporter, one of the statuses it looks for by default is offline drives. Since hourly monitor reports can be emailed, th
Author: Hans-Dieter Kutz <spambehaelter AT HDKUTZ DOT DE>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:44:52 +0200
Hello Debbie, there are different ways for a Script that feed your needs: 1. AIX Way Check the error-Reporter (errpt) of AIX for your Tape-Messages 2. TSM Way Check your Tapes and Paths with the dsmc
Author: Debbie Bassler <Deborah_Bassler AT PAPAJOHNS DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:26:36 -0400
The Operational Reporter shows all drives online. That's because the drive did not go offline. I had to manually take the drive, and path, offline. The error message is that the "volume ** could not
Author: "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:32:39 -0500
I gotta ask: what kind of tape library uses a vacuum to pull the cartridges into the drives? -- Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com) IBM Certified Advanced Deployment Professional Tivoli Stor
Author: William Boyer <bjdboyer AT COMCAST DOT NET>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:12:49 -0400
We've added several checks to the TSM Operation hourly monitor report to check for various tape/drive conditions. Some of them are: - Search for TAPEALERT messages in the previous hour. Alert if N895
Author: David E Ehresman <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:18:57 -0400
Servergraph/TSM, http://www.servergraph.com, can send alert emails based on any message that appears in the TSM log. That's how we get notified that a drive is having a problem. David Ehresman Univer
Author: Debbie Bassler <Deborah_Bassler AT PAPAJOHNS DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 14:22:42 -0400
We have a 3494 tape library. The tech told me that was the problem,,,he replaced the part and it works fine.. "Stapleton, Mark" <mark.stapleton AT BERBEE DOT COM> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <
Author: "Stewart, Curtis O" <curtis_stewart AT STORAGETEK DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 12:52:43 -0600
3590 drives? That's the last one I recall using pneumatics. Curtis We have a 3494 tape library. The tech told me that was the problem,,,he replaced the part and it works fine.. "Stapleton, Mark" <mar
Author: Debbie Bassler <Deborah_Bassler AT PAPAJOHNS DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:02:44 -0400
Thanks, Bill....I'll try these statements,,, William Boyer <bjdboyer AT COMCAST DOT NET> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> 08/29/2005 01:12 PM Please respond to "ADSM:
Author: Debbie Bassler <Deborah_Bassler AT PAPAJOHNS DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:04:32 -0400
We have servergraph,,,I'll look at doing that and having it notify us. Thanks for all the helpful suggestions,,,,,, Debbie David E Ehresman <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor
Author: Stephen Pole <spole AT BIGPOND.NET DOT AU>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:23:25 +0800
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Author: Dirk Kastens <Dirk.Kastens AT UNI-OSNABRUECK DOT DE>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:30:03 +0200
Hi, Debbie Bassler schrieb: Our TSM server, 5.1, is on an AIX OS, 4.3.3. Does anyone know of a log containing information about the tape drives? One of our drives has been inaccessible since 3:20 thi
Author: "Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM" <Eric-van.Loon AT KLM DOT COM>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:35:35 +0200
Hi Mark! Actually, the vacuum in a 3590 drive isn't used for pulling in the cartridges, it's used for pulling the tape against the head. Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines We hav