The output is same.
rmt0 Available 00-00-0S-6,0 5.0 GB 8mm Tape Drive
mt0 Available 00-00-0S-6,0 Tivoli Storage Manager Tape Drive
so there is no way to do that.
Arshad.
>From: Salman Ghani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:27:21 -0500
>
>Here is the output.
>
>rmt0 Available 00-00-0S-6,0 5.0 GB 8mm Tape Drive
>mt0 Available 00-00-0S-6,0 Tivoli Storage Manager Tape Drive
>
>Yeah, I really don't have a clue too.
>
>Salman
>
>
>>From: "Prather, Wanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:15:59 -0500
>>
>>Well, the only other thing,
>>if you enter lsdev -Cctape, does the device show up as AVAILABLE to the
>>OS?
>>
>>If it does, then I'm stumped.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Arshad Sheikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:04 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>>
>>
>>Here is what I got.
>>
>>tsm: TSM>q devclass class8mm f=d
>>
>>Device Class Name: CLASS8MM
>>Device Access Strategy: Sequential
>>Storage Pool Count: 1
>>Device Type: 8MM
>>Format: 8900
>>Est/Max Capacity (MB): 5,120.0
>>Mount Limit: DRIVES
>>Mount Wait (min): 60
>>Mount Retention (min): 10
>>Label Prefix: ADSM
>>Library: LIB8MM
>>Directory:
>> Server Name:
>> Retry Period:
>> Retry Interval:
>>Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN
>>Last Update Date/Time: 03/20/01 16:34:14
>>
>>tsm: TSM>backup db devclass=class8mm type=full
>>ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 9.
>>ANS8003I Process number 9 started.
>>
>>tsm: TSM>q proc
>>ANR0944E QUERY PROCESS: No active processes found.
>>ANS8001I Return code 11.
>>
>>tsm: TSM>q actlog begint=now-0:01
>>
>>Date/Time Message
>>--------------------
>>----------------------------------------------------------
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: BACKUP
>>DB
>> devclass=class8mm type=full
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR0984I Process 9 for DATABASE BACKUP started in the
>> BACKGROUND at 12:58:46.
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 9.
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR8447E No drives are currently available in library
>> LIB8MM.
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR1404W Scratch volume mount request denied - mount
>> failed.
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated -
>>required
>> volume was not mounted.
>>03/21/01 12:58:46 ANR0985I Process 9 for DATABASE BACKUP running in the
>> BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE
>>at
>> 12:58:46.
>>03/21/01 12:58:48 ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: QUERY
>>PROCESS
>>
>>03/21/01 12:58:48 ANR0944E QUERY PROCESS: No active processes found.
>>03/21/01 12:58:48 ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: ROLLBACK
>>
>>
>>It seems like it doesn't find the drive however if I ran
>>
>>
>>tsm: TSM>q drive
>>
>>Library Name Drive Name Device Type Device ON LINE
>>------------ ------------ ----------- ----------------
>>-------------------
>>LIB8MM DRV8MM 8MM /dev/mt0 Yes
>>
>>it shows that the drive is there. Am at loss again.
>>
>>Arshad.
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Prather, Wanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>> >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:54:19 -0500
>> >
>> >The tape should be labelled, but not checked in.
>> >Also check your DEVCLASS (q devclass class8mm f=d), make sure the
>> >MOUNTLIMIT
>> >is set to 1 or DRIVES.
>> >Then take the tape OUT of the drive so TSM will see the drive is free.
>> >Then issue your BACKUP DB command.
>> >TSM will put a message in the ACTLOG (or the console, if you have one
>>open)
>> >telling you when to mount a scratch tape.
>> >THEN put the tape in the drive.
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Arshad Sheikh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:31 PM
>> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>> >
>> >
>> >Thanks for the reply.
>> >
>> >But since its just a 8mm 5GB tape drive and not a library so I think I
>> >can't
>> >have any scratch volume, here is what I have got when I try to label a
>>tape
>> >
>> >
>> >tsm: TSM>label libvolume lib8mm tape01 checkin=scratch overwrite=yes
>> >ANR8494E LABEL LIBVOLUME: An option specified is not valid for MANUAL
>> >libraries.
>> >ANS8001I Return code 3.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >okay next I tried the same command without checkin=scratch statment and
>>it
>> >worked.
>> >
>> >
>> >tsm: TSM>label libvolume lib8mm tape01 overwrite=yes
>> >ANS8003I Process number 8 started.
>> >
>> >tsm: TSM>q proc
>> >
>> >Process Process Description Status
>> > Number
>> >-------- --------------------
>> >------------------------------------------------
>> > 8 LABEL LIBVOLUME ANR8804I Labelling volume TAPE01 in
>>library
>> > LIB8MM.
>> >
>> >
>> >tsm: TSM>q actlog begint=now-0:01
>> >
>> >Date/Time Message
>> >--------------------
>> >---------------------------------------------------------
>> >03/21/01 11:29:16 ANR8372I 002: Remove 8MM volume TAPE01 from drive
>> >DRV8MM
>> > (/dev/mt0) of library LIB8MM.
>> >03/21/01 11:29:16 ANR8800I LABEL LIBVOLUME for volume TAPE01 in
>>library
>> > LIB8MM completed successfully.
>> >03/21/01 11:29:16 ANR0985I Process 8 for LABEL LIBVOLUME running in
>>the
>> > BACKGROUND completed with completion state
>>SUCCESS
>> >at
>> > 11:29:16.
>> >
>> >
>> >Its a single tape drive attached to the system. How can I define scratch
>> >volume for it. In stgpool I put maxscratch parameter as 10.
>> >
>> >Arshad
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >From: George Lesho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >Subject: Re: What's wrong here
>> > >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:06:11 -0600
>> > >
>> > >Arshad, It would seem that there are not scratch volumes available for
>> >use
>> > >as a
>> > >db backup tape. Try the following select at your dsmadmc prompt to
>> > >identify how
>> > >many scratch tapes are in your library:
>> > >
>> > >select count(*) as num_scratch_tapes from libvolumes where
>> >status='Scratch'
>> > >
>> > >George Lesho
>> > >Storage/System Admin
>> > >AFC Enterprises
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Arshad Sheikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 03/21/2001 11:32:14 AM
>> > >
>> > >Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > >
>> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > >cc: (bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC)
>> > >Fax to:
>> > >Subject: What's wrong here
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Hi there,
>> > >
>> > >I am a newbie so forgive my naiveness. I want to setup TSM 3.7 on a
>>box
>> > >with
>> > >8mm drive, so I create a library, drive,devclass,stgpool and label my
>> > >volume. I also created the domain,policyset,mgmtclass and copypool for
>> > >backing up files and register the node in it.
>> > >Now when I tried to do a db backup
>> > >
>> > >backup db devclass=c8mm type=full
>> > >
>> > >I got the following from actlog
>> > >
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command:
>>BACKUP
>> >DB
>> > > devclass=class8mm type=full
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR0984I Process 6 for DATABASE BACKUP started in
>> >the
>> > > BACKGROUND at 09:10:51.
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR2280I Full database backup started as process
>>6.
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR8447E No drives are currently available in
>> >library
>> > > LIB8MM.
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR1404W Scratch volume mount request denied -
>>mount
>> > > failed.
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated -
>> >required
>> > > volume was not mounted.
>> > >03/21/01 09:10:51 ANR0985I Process 6 for DATABASE BACKUP running in
>> >the
>> > > BACKGROUND completed with completion state
>>FAILURE
>> > >at
>> > > 09:10:51.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >What I need to do to make it work, I already labeled the volume, its
>> > >already
>> > >inserted in the drive. What is wrong here?? Checkin volume command
>>only
>> > >works with automated libraries so I can't check in the volume.
>> > >
>> > >Any help is deeply appreciated.
>> > >
>> > >Arshad.
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