The atape drivers are the latest on the download site and those I had
installed previously.

I did see the library was configured differently than the one here so I
changed those settings. I also removed the devices and re-ran cfgmgr. That
ended up showing just 3 tape drives. I enabled the control path for a second
drive and cfgmgr brought back smc0. Unfortunately just the 3 drives show up
though.

The fibre channel summary shows that first drive as being not available, no
link status, along with 2 others, which to me is why the library came back
once I enabled a working drive.

Looks like I still need IBM to get back out there and fix what they didn't
check when the system was initially installed.

By the way, has anyone else had this issue with IBM? Installing hardware and
not checking the system to make sure everything is available and online? The
"put it on maintenance and we can fix it" response to me is BS. Make sure it
is in working condition when you leave or stay until it is. Then I'll put it
on maintenance.

Thanks,

Geoff Gill
TSM Administrator
PeopleSoft Sr. Systems 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
James Choate
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:22 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: 3584 Library

Geoff,

I would rmdev the smc devices and the rmt devices that are showing up as
Other SCSI devices.

Install the Atape driver.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/AIX/

Then for your multiple smcs, if you don't have multiple paths defined,
you could have a zoning issue.



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Gill, Geoffrey L.
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:54 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: 3584 Library

I'm bringing up a remote AIX system with a 3584. Seems as though IBM
left it in an unusable state and I'm trying to figure out why. What I
originally saw was the below output minus the 3584 info. I ran cfgmgr
and now have the below output. What is odd to me is that there are 3
3584's showing up.



On the system I have here I only have the one. The defined drives I've
seen before too. In fact on the system I have here, if I reboot it a few
of the drives show up as defined instead of available. That doesn't
happen with the 3490's on the other system. I still have one in that
state and haven't been able to bring it back as of yet. These 3 are
similar and I'm at a loss as to why IBM would leave an installation in a
state like this.



Can anyone shed some light on the library or tape drive issue?



# lsdev -Cc tape

rmt0 Available 40-60-00-5,0 SCSI 4mm Tape Drive

rmt1 Available 14-08-02     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

rmt2 Available 17-08-01     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

rmt3 Available 54-08-01     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

rmt4 Defined   1A-08-02     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

rmt5 Defined   21-08-01     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

rmt6 Defined   5A-08-01     Other FC SCSI Tape Drive

smc0 Available 14-08-02     IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)

smc1 Available 17-08-01     IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)

smc2 Available 54-08-01     IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP)





Thanks,



Geoff Gill

TSM Administrator

PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator

SAIC M/S-G1b

(858)826-4062

Email:  <mailto:geoffrey.l.gill AT saic DOT com> geoffrey.l.gill AT saic DOT com