Did you perform an audit library, the tapes may have changed
location since the database backup that you restored from.

GSHEPPAR@CUUKMAIL wrote:
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> To:         I1017261@IBMMAIL   IBMMAIL -I1017261 *ibmmail.I1017261
> Dear All,
>
> You may remember I had some problems with my recovery log.
>
> Well tried to add more (EXTEND) - no joy
> Deleted them and refomated etc etc.
> Now I'm doing a DSMSERV RESTORE  DB TODATE=mm/dd/1999 (I still have valid
> devconfig and volhist)
>
> Seems fine although I have a STK 9730 and I can't get it to mount, or read if
> mounted, the tape. It knows which one it wants
> and it 's the correct one.
>
> If I premount the tape, the code says  oh by the way tape xyz is being
> dismounted and placed in slot 123.
>
> So I issue the restore again, coz now it knows about tape xyz. Only ADSM then
> says expect tape to be mounted and can't find it in library.
>
> Any ideas?  Please....
>
> Even if there is something subtle I'M missing(and I hope there is), I don't
> think much of the product in this area. It should be far easier than this to
> restore
> a Database. Thats ignoring the problem that caused this mess in the first 
> place
> - and I don't know what that is either!!!
>
> Getting annoyed, please someone help.
>
> Guy