You might want to check the defined path as well.  They have to be
defined as on-line there as well.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Bertrand [mailto:Mark.Bertrand AT USUNWIRED DOT COM] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 4:08 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: q drive = status unknown

We have two drives that show state unknown when queried with f=d.

According to TSM:
"Unknown The drive begins in drive state unknown as a result of being
defined, as a result of server initialization, or as a result of having
its
status updated to online."

We have had to update the status of these two drives to online after
some
tapes had knocked them offline.

The drives are now online but TSM is not using them.

Is there a way to change the drive state to empty or ready for
operation?

Storage Management Server for Windows 2000- Version 5, Release 1, Level
6.3

Thanks,
Mark Bertrand
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