In working with IBM3584 library, after a tape is checkout of the library into I/O bin, using tapeutil command, if inventory is queried it will display checkout name volume and source element address where it came from. The library has been partitioned into two libraries smc0 and smc1 and this checked out tape volume came from smc0 with source element address 1033. I would like to check this tape volume into smc1, but this source element it came from is not part of smc1 so cannot be checked in. When tried to check in this tape into smc1, received ANR8828E
ANR8828E Slot element number of library library name is inaccessible Import/Export Station Address 769 Import/Export State ............ Normal ASC/ASCQ ....................... 0000 Media Present .................. Yes Media Placed by Operator ....... No Import Enabled ................. Yes Export Enabled ................. Yes Robot Access Allowed ........... Yes Source Element Address ......... 1033 Media Inverted ................. No Volume Tag ..................... XXXXXXL1 Thus far, only way to check this tape into the library smc1 is to remove from the i/o door and insert it back in so that library will think this tape is a new tape and source element address is blank. My question is can this operation can be done without a manual intervention? if so how ? Is there a way to clear source element address 1033 via command line? Sung
