okay, i do that exact command: adsm> label libvol ITG-3575 search=bulk labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch
and it starts to read all the labels in my library, but then it comes up with the error: ANR8314E Library ITG-3575 is full. ANR8841I Remove volume from slot 30 of library ITG-3575 at your convenience. ANR8802E LABEL LIBVOLUME process 87 for library failed. ANR0985I Process 87 for LABEL LIBVOLUME running in the BACKGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at 15:28:48. how can the library be full, i just removed 4 tapes from it yesterday! it could be that the tapes were not properly removed, so the server "thinks" it's full, even when it isn't. so how do i get the server to read the tapes, and verify which ones are in the library, and which ones arn't. keep in mind that i have data on all these tapes, and i can't lose it! thanks much for the help! alex --- --- Alex Lazarevich | Systems | Imaging Technology Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (217)244-1565 | www.itg.uiuc.edu --- --- On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, John Coffman wrote: > > I was told by TSM support when I did my installation to label vol like > this.... label libvol library_name search=bulk labelsource=barcode > checkin=scratch > (Embedded image moved to file: pic23281.pcx) > > > > Alexander > Lazarevich To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: > .UIUC.EDU> Subject: Re: how to add tape to >library? (fwd) > Sent by: "ADSM: > Dist Stor Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > EDU> > > > 10/04/2002 02:49 > PM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > > > > > > > Dan, > > I'm sorry to bother you more, but I'm totally stuck on this, and you > responded with great detail. > > I can remove the tapes just fine, but when I try to add a new one, > per your instructions, here's what happens: > > adsm> label libvol ITG-3575 3121cf labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch > ANR8812E LABEL LIBVOLUME: The SEARCH parameter is required when using > LABELSOURCE with this command. > ANS8001I Return code 3. > > So then I add the search parameter and I get this error: > > adsm> label libvol ITG-3575 3121cf labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch > search=bulk > ANR2020E LABEL LIBVOLUME: Invalid parameter - SEARCH. > ANS8001I Return code 3. > > So it's as if I can't even run the label libv command at all? It wants > the sarch param, then it doesn't. What the heck is going on here? Sounds > like the program is screwed... sigh... > > I appreciate any help. Thanks, > > Alex > --- --- > Alex Lazarevich | Systems | Imaging Technology Group > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (217)244-1565 | www.itg.uiuc.edu > --- --- > > > On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Dan Foster wrote: > > > Hot Diggety! Alexander Lazarevich was rumored to have written: > > > > > > I am unable to add a new tape to the library, and I just can't figure > out > > > what I'm doing wrong. Can someone give me some tips? We've got an IBM > 3575 > > > L18 tape library, runing adsm server 3.1 on an AIX 4.3.3 machine. Tape > > > > I've got a 3575-L32 library, 4 drives, ADSM 3.1, AIX 4.3.3. > > > > > # move all data off the tape, the remove it. > > > adsm> checkout libvolume ITG-3575 xxxxxx checklabel=no > > > adsm> reply 001 > > > > BTW, the checkout doesn't move any data off it. It just simply > > tells TSM "hey, it's no longer in the library right now" but still > > has all the data on it defined in the TSM DB and stuff. > > > > If you really want to move data off it... can do something like: > > > > adsm> q vol <volser> > > > > This will tell you what storage pool that tape belongs to. > > > > adsm> move data <volser> -stgpool=<name of stgpool tape is in> > > > > That will move the data off that tape and onto another tape in the > > same storage pool. THEN you can do this: > > > > adsm> delete vol <volser> -discarddata=yes > > > > That tells TSM "hey, there's gonna be nothing left of interest on the > > tape when you finish with that delete vol". > > > > THEN: > > > > adsm> checkout libvol ITG-3575 <volser> checklabel=no remove=yes > > > > That tells TSM "ok, tape isn't in the 3575 any more. Forget it ever > > existed". > > > > At this point, you can now remove the tape from the 3575 library. > > > > Now insert a new tape. Then, you need to do an one-time-only tape > > labelling process if it's a brand new tape that's never been used > > before: > > > > adsm> label libvol ITG-3575 <volser> labelsource=barcode checkin=scratch > > > > That will both label it *and* then tell TSM that it's now in the > > ITG-3575 library and available for use. (You can do this as two > > separate steps but it's bit of a pain...so it's nice to have a single > > command like label libvol that can do both steps and save you some > > typing and PITA-ness.) > > > > Finally, to verify that it's now in the library and as a scratch tape: > > > > adsm> q libv ITG-3575 <volser> > > > > Enjoy your 3575 setup. :-) I'm now working on the 3584 setup...3 to 10 > > times faster, and instead of 339 Magstar tapes (3575), the equivalent > > capacity is 9 LTO tapes (3584), and I got 1600 LTO tapes. Whoo hoo ;) > > > > -Dan > > > > > > > The content of this email message and any attachments are confidential and may be >legally privileged, intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended >recipient, be advised that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this >e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please notify >the sender immediately by reply email and destroy the message and its attachments. > >
