I have a new install of Tivoli 5.5.0.  The server is an IBM Blade 8853-L4U 
in an HS21 chassis,  running Windows 2003 Standard SP2.  The blade uses 
DASD and tape drives within the AS400.  We have one 3590 tape drive, and a 
3577 tape library that includes  two 3592-E05 drives.   On the Windows 
server, the 3 tape drives show in Hardware Manager with a 6.1.9.3 IBM 
driver .   The Changer Bus Enumerator also has a 6.1.9.3  driver, as does 
the Tape Bus Enumerator. 
         The problems I am having  are getting anything to go on tape, 
whether it is a migration or a backup .  When doing a Backup DB or Backup 
stgpool,   I mount a scratch tape & answer the mount request w/ REPLY 00x. 
 The command is accepted,  but the request is still there, until it times 
out or is cancelled.   This occurs on all 3 drives.   I've tried defining 
tape volumes for the Offsite & Onsite pools, but the results are the same. 

        More info; if I go into IBM iSeries Integrated Server Support, 
only the 3590 tape drive shows.  I believe this is OK, because the other 
3592 drives are controlled by the Auto-library.  Before using the 3590 
drive , I do vary it off on the iSeries partition,  & lock it on the 
Windows server.

Any tips , troubleshooting, etc  are appreciated.

bill bush


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