this one is trivial, but..: when labeling tapes check the activity log for
success/unsuccess messages. Maybe "overwrite=yes" is missing, or the
write-protect tab is set.
regards
Juraj
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] Im
> Auftrag von Gill, Geoffrey L.
> Gesendet: Montag, 19. Dezember 2005 16:54
> An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff: Re: manual tape drive
>
> I guess I should have passed on that I pre labeled one tape
> and when TSM kicked off a db backup it asked for a tape,
> which I inserted, but TSM never recognized it. A migrate did
> the same thing. Since there is only one drive at least I know
> I didn't screw that up...
> I also have read via messages and info on the admin console
> screen in 5.3 that scratch tapes need to be checked in. It
> sort of tells you how to do this but locating it hasn't been
> possible yet.
>
> Well I'll give it another try and see what happens.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Geoff Gill
> TSM Administrator
> SAIC M/S-G1b
> (858)826-4062
> Email: geoffrey.l.gill AT saic DOT com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of Bob Booth - UIUC
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 7:30 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: manual tape drive
>
> On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 07:19:19AM -0800, Gill, Geoffrey L. wrote:
> > I've set up TSM 5.3 in a test environment with an external
> dat drive.
> > Unfortunately since I've only worked with automated
> libraries I don't
> > know the process for checking in a scratch tape to use with TSM. I
> > also haven't been able to find the solution in the manuals so I was
> > wondering if
> someone
> > could help me out please? I guess I'm not sure why the
> commands seem
> > to be readily available for automated libraries but not this case.
> > I've been
> able
> > to label some tapes just fine.
>
> You don't check in tapes in a manual mode. Pre-label your
> tapes with dsmlabel or label libv. TSM will ask for a
> scratch tape to be loaded when it needs one, and you just
> plop it in to the requested drive. Once the label is read,
> it is registered to the storage pool. When the tape is
> emptied it is deleted.
>
> hth,
>
> bob
>
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