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Re: [ADSM-L] Label volumes in a scsi library?

2011-10-12 15:36:37
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Label volumes in a scsi library?
From: James Choate <jchoate AT CHOOSES1 DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:34:34 -0500
Joni,
It doesn't look like your drives/paths are defined correctly.  The library is 
trying to move the volume from a slot 4096 to slot-element 65535.
In my experience, when I see slot element 65535, it usually points to either 
the drives, paths to drives not being defined correctly.

A couple of questions:

1)      what's the OS?
2)    what do your drives / paths to drives look like
3)    what does the output of a show slot look like, at least for the drives
4)    have you tried the IBM tape diagnostic tool to identify the correct 
element numbers for your drives / mt mapping?

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Moyer, Joni M
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 11:57 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Label volumes in a scsi library?

Hi,

I've tried to do this and I'm now getting the following errors:

10/06/11 12:50:34     ANR0609I LABEL LIBVOLUME started as process 33588.
                       (SESSION: 58343, PROCESS: 33588)
10/06/11 12:50:46     ANR2017I Administrator LIDZR8V issued command: QUERY
                       PROCESS  (SESSION: 58344)
10/06/11 12:50:47     ANR8300E I/O error on library NAS_QI6000 (OP=00006C03,
                       CC=207, KEY=05, ASC=21, ASCQ=01, SENSE=70.00.05.00.00.00-
                       .00.0A.00.00.00.00.21.01.00.CF.00.06., Description=Device
                       is not in a state capable of performing request).  Refer
                       to Appendix C in the 'Messages' manual for recommended
                       action. (SESSION: 58343, PROCESS: 33588)
10/06/11 12:50:48     ANR8942E Could not move volume Q00000 from slot-element
                       4096 to slot-element 65535. (SESSION: 58343, PROCESS:
                       33588)
10/06/11 12:50:48     ANR8802E LABEL LIBVOLUME process 33588 for library
                       NAS_QI6000 failed. (SESSION: 58343, PROCESS: 33588)
10/06/11 12:50:48     ANR0985I Process 33588 for LABEL LIBVOLUME running in the
                       BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at

It seems like it doesn't want to move the volume to a drive to label it, but 
I'm having issues trying to figure out what that error message means from 
Appendix C.

How do I tell where those slot elements are?  It appears as if something is 
still not working correctly, but I'm trying to figure out if this is a set up 
issue?  Or if it's something else entirely.

I defined a scsi library as follows for my nas partition which the drives are 
zoned from the library to the datamovers and I have the library & path and 
drives & paths defined within TSM:

                 Library Name: NAS_QI6000
                  Library Type: SCSI
                        ACS Id:
              Private Category:
              Scratch Category:
         WORM Scratch Category:
              External Manager:
                        Shared: No
                       LanFree:
            ObeyMountRetention:
       Primary Library Manager:
                           WWN:
                 Serial Number: QUANTUM273100111_LL2
                     AutoLabel: No
                  Reset Drives: No
               Relabel Scratch:

                  Source Name: TSMPROD3
                   Source Type: SERVER
              Destination Name: NAS_QI6000
              Destination Type: LIBRARY
                       Library:
                     Node Name:
                        Device: /dev/lb0
              External Manager:
                           LUN:
                     Initiator: 0
                     Directory:
                       On-Line: Yes

If anyone has any suggestions/ideas as to what I might be doing wrong I'd 
really appreciate the help.  Thanks!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
James Choate
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:53 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Label volumes in a scsi library?

How did tape Q00000 get into the library? Did you manually load a batch of 
tapes in this library without checking them in thru the bulk I/O?

If that is the case, you can just checkin the tapes.
You can try:
Check in volumes that are already labeled:
checkin libvolume NAS_QI6000 search=yes status=scratch checklabel=barcode

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Moyer, Joni M
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:52 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Label volumes in a scsi library?

Hi Everyone,

I was trying to label a volume in a scsi library and I used the label libvol 
command to try and label Q00000 in the library NAS_QI6000 and it is failing.  
The tape is already physically in a slot in the library, so could someone 
please explain how I am to label tapes within this library on TSM?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

Date/Time             Message
--------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------
10/06/11 10:24:59     ANR0984I Process 33581 for LABEL LIBVOLUME started in the
                       BACKGROUND at 10:24:59. (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS: 33581)
10/06/11 10:24:59     ANR8799I LABEL LIBVOLUME: Operation for library NAS_QI6000
                       started as process 33581. (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS:
                       33581)
10/06/11 10:24:59     ANR0609I LABEL LIBVOLUME started as process 33581.
                       (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS: 33581)
10/06/11 10:25:10     ANR8323I 006: Insert ANY volume Q00000 R/W into entry/exit
                       port of library NAS_QI6000 within 60 minute(s); issue
                       'REPLY' along with the request ID when ready. (SESSION:
                       58024, PROCESS: 33581)
10/06/11 10:26:45     ANR2017I Administrator LIDZR8V issued command: QUERY
                       ACTLOG search="process: 33581"  (SESSION: 58028)
10/06/11 10:32:21     ANR2017I Administrator LIDZR8V issued command: QUERY
                       ACTLOG search="process: 33581"  (SESSION: 58031)
10/06/11 10:32:30     ANR8385E All entry/exit ports of library NAS_QI6000 are
                       empty. (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS: 33581)
10/06/11 10:32:30     ANR8802E LABEL LIBVOLUME process 33581 for library
                       NAS_QI6000 failed. (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS: 33581)
10/06/11 10:32:30     ANR0985I Process 33581 for LABEL LIBVOLUME running in the
                       BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at
                       10:32:30. (SESSION: 58024, PROCESS: 33581)




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