OK, try this... rather than send it straight to tape... make a dummy
diskpool with no disks in it, then have its nextpool be the tape pool.  In
my example of things working fine in TSM 3.7.2.0 that was actually how I
tested it, just set all my vols to readonly in the diskpool and saw if it
rolled to the next tapepool and it did and all worked fine...
I know this sounds like a band aid fix but if it works...
so just set a dummy diskpool with no disks in it and make its next pool the
tapepool.

Dwight

> ----------
> From:         Roy Lake[SMTP:roylake AT ROYLAKE.SCREAMING DOT NET]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Wednesday, April 19, 2000 4:20 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      "Server media mount not possible"..The nightmare continues..
>
> HI Chaps,
>
> I know I have been going on about this, but I am now pulling my hair
> out!!.
>
> It appears that MIGRATION to tape works,
> Backing up storage pools to copy storage pool works (tape stg pool)
>
> However, straight-to-tape doesn't work!!!...
>
> Has anyone experienced anything like this before?.
>
> We haven't changed the drives, or anything else, only upgraded to TSM on
> AIX., I have even applied the latest PTF's!!! (Client to 3.7.1.0 and
> Server to 3.7.2.0)
>
> Regards,
>
> Roy.
>