Re: Tape Drives

The library won't show up in control panel...tape devices.  Check to make
sure that the library manager service is running in Control
Panel...Services - I think its called "IBM Automated Tape Library" by
default.

You can also test the communication between NT and the library by using the
lbtest utility.  It's located in *:\program files\tivoli\tsm\utils by
default.  Just type in "lbtest" from the command line in that directory and
then select 1 to run a manual test.  There are several tests you can run
all driven by a menu system.  I usually select 9 to return the library
inventory to test if things are working.


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    John Monahan
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                    "Braich,
                    Raminder"                To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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                    08/03/00 10:29 AM
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Yes a q drive does show them as online. Show libr also lists them. I am
using WIN NT. When I go to control panel and click on tape devices they are
not listed there.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cook, Dwight E [SMTP:cookde AT BP DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:01 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Tape Drives
>
> Are the devices available at the library?  that is under service pull
down
> menues....
>
> Does a "q drive" show them ?
>
> Do you see them in a "show libr" list ?
>
> maybe something like...
> Library TTC3494LIB2 (type 349X):
>   refs=0, online=1, borrows=0, create=0, update=0
>    driveListBusy=0
>   libvol_lock_id=0, libvolLock_count=0, SeqnBase=0
>   library extension at 33750A00
>   autochanger list:
>     dev=/dev/lmcp2, busy=0, online=1, LTS=0
>     dev=/dev/lmcp2, busy=0, online=1, LTS=0
>     dev=/dev/lmcp2, busy=0, online=1, LTS=0
>     dev=/dev/lmcp2, busy=0, online=1, LTS=0
>     dev=/dev/lmcp2, busy=0, online=1, LTS=0
>   drive list:
>     TTCDR28 (/dev/rmt8):
>       type=8, mod=17, busy=0, online=1,
>       polled=0, available=1, createPending=0
>       priorReadFailed=0, priorWriteFailed=0
>       priorLocateFailed=0, update=0, checking=0,
>       offline time/date: 00:00:00  1900/00/00
>       Drive state: EMPTY
>       Log sense counters last dismount:
>     349X-specific fields:
>       devNo=3150656, isScsi=1
>       last dismounted volume AAB775
>     TTCDR26 (/dev/rmt6):
> ...
>
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Braich, Raminder[SMTP:raminder.braich AT DAVEY DOT COM]
> > Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> > Sent:         Thursday, August 03, 2000 9:06 AM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Tape Drives
> >
> > Hello
> >    We have a 3494 tape library with 4 tape drives. We are using TSM3.7
> WIN
> > NT. Suddenly the TSM does not see those 4 tape drives. We tried
shutting
> > the
> > library off and rebooting the TSM server but that obviously did not
> help.
> > Any ideas what could be wrong? Are there any device drivers missing?
> >
> > Raminder Braich
> > Davey Tree Expert Company
> > raminder.braich AT davey DOT com
> >