Can you do a "tapeutil -f /dev/rmt0 inquiry" ?  (i.e. can you see it from AIX?)

Has it worked before?

If it hasn't, can you send the library/devclass/drive defs.

Suad
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On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:29:49PM +0200, Van Ruler, Ruud R SSI-ISES-31 wrote:
On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 01:29:49PM +0200, Van Ruler, Ruud R SSI-ISES-31 wrote:
> Hi
>
> Equipment involved:
> IBM 2108-G07 SAN Data Gateway (1)
> IBM 2109-S16 SAN Switch (2)
> IBM 3584 LTO Library (1 Library with 4 SCSI Drives(not daisy-chained))
> TSM 4.1.3 on AIX 4.3.3 server: all device drivers are at latest level.
>
> ANR0984I Process 7 for AUDIT LIBRARY started in the
>                       BACKGROUND at 11:53:11.
> 06/06/01   11:53:11  ANR8457I AUDIT LIBRARY: Operation for library LTOLIB
>                       started as process 7.
> 06/06/01   11:53:14  ANR2017I Administrator SYSADM issued command: QUERY
> PROCESS
> 06/06/01   11:53:19  ANR2017I Administrator SYSADM issued command: QUERY
> PROCESS
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8300E I/O error on library LTOLIB (OP=00006C03,
> CC=207,
>                       KEY=05, ASC=2C, ASCQ=00,
>
> SENSE=70.00.05.00.00.00.00.0A.00.00.00.00.2C.00.00.00.00-
>                       .00., Description=Device is not in a state capable of
>                       performing request).  Refer to Appendix B in the
>                       'Messages' manual for recommended action.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8446I Manual intervention required for library
> LTOLIB.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8792E Unrecoverable drive failures on drive
> DRV_3580_0
>                       (/dev/rmt0); drive is now taken offline.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8358E Audit operation is required for library
> LTOLIB.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8834E Library volume **UNKNOWN** is still present in
>                       library LTOLIB drive DRV_3580_0 (/dev/rmt0), and must
> be
>                       removed manually.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR8447E No drives are currently available in library
>                       LTOLIB.
> 06/06/01   11:53:20  ANR0985I Process 7 for AUDIT LIBRARY running in the
>                       BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at
>                       11:53:20.
>
> any ideas ?
>
> thanks in advance
>
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