Hmm, Perhaps the header on the tapes are not correct. Did you do a checkin with the checklabel=yes option so they would be mounted and checked? Perhaps "label libvol ... Overwrite=yes" might be necessary if the tapes didn't come from the vendor with the right header format.
We usually "label" new tapes when we first use them even though they come formatted correctly. It's a good way to test for a tape damaged in transit by writing the initial header. Ben -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 1:30 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: load/unload behavior/db backup failure Well after trying to define everything, correct hopefully, it seems something is wrong. What I have found is that trying to do a db backup causes the load and unload of many tapes which all get set to private. The error in the log is ANR8355E I/O error reading label for volume T00001 in drive LTO_2 (/dev/rmt2). ANR8778W Scratch volume T00001 changed to Private Status to prevent re-access. They all seem to load to this drive. So the question is, are all these tapes that were supposed to be labeled not, or is something else going on? Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]