> Forgive my novice-ness, but I'm charged with installing and >configuring two TSM servers on the cheap. (def: Read manuals -no training). >Things are pretty good so far but I have run into a little trouble >restoring. Background NT, Domino Server, TDP for Domino. Manual single tape >drive DLT 7000. I can't "see" the tape. When I try to do a restore via GUI >or Command line I get same error "File data currently unavailable on >server". The correct tape is in the drive and the "mount" window does not >display any mount requests. how can I get the sever to mount or "see" the >tape ? I do get a list of the files but it is obviosly from a log file and >not the tape itself. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Patrick - Welcome to the fold... The notes I have on that message: ANS4314E File data currently unavailable on server As in attempt to restore from a tape whose Access value is Unavailable, which can be due to the tape having been involved in a past error situation, having been checked out of the library, etc. So in your server session do 'query volume ______ f=d' to see what the TSM status is of that tape that TSM does not think should be used. You may be able to do 'update volume ....' to correct its state; but look back in your Activity Log (query actlog begind=-999 s=<VolumeName>) to see how it got into its current state and whether that should affect your decision to use it. Richard Sims, BU