Next time it happens, try : q session f=d That will show you if a client restore session still has the tape mounted.
-----Original Message----- From: -ray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: dismount volume in use? All, TSM 5.1.7.2 on AIX 4.3.3, 3570 library. I have a curious problem in that occasionally, when TSM finishes a process, it fails to mark a 3570 volume status as IDLE. It remains IN USE, so is never dismounted, and ties up the drive. So reclamations just sit there (waiting for multiple mount points), and in a few days when scratch tapes are gone, backups start failing. There are no AIX errors, TSM errors, or library hardware errors. The tape stays in the drive, and TSM says its IN USE, but never uses it. Anyone seen this before? Is there a way to see what has the volume IN USE? Change it to IDLE? Or forcibly dismount the IN USE volume? The only fix i have found is to halt and restart TSM. Not an optimal solution for us. Thanks for any info. tsm: TSM>q proc ANR0944E QUERY PROCESS: No active processes found. ANS8001I Return code 11. tsm: TSM>q req ANR8346I QUERY REQUEST: No requests are outstanding. ANS8001I Return code 11. tsm: TSM>q mount ANR8329I LTO volume ABA426 is mounted R/W in drive TAPE6 (/dev/rmt6), status: IDLE. ANR8330I 3570 volume 006BF3 is mounted R/W in drive TAPE2 (/dev/rmt2), status: IN USE. ANR8334I 2 matches found. ray -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
