There is a whole system of software that will let you manage an ATL from a remote PC just as if you were at the console of the library (I can't remember the name of it right off). A two part piece, one part goes on the ATL and another goes on a remote PC. We had it to manage ATL's utilized by large MVS environments for VTS but never bothered to put it on any of the ATL's connected to Unix servers for use with TSM. I never could justify the cost and now and again it was/is nice to roam out to our off-site location to dork with the atl's. Now you might be able to simply play around with the OS (enable inbound telnet sessions) and find some OS/2 command line interface to the atl but I've used these things for 6 years now and I haven't found an easy way to do anything remotely other than what "mtlib" offers.
Dwight -----Original Message----- From: <James> <healy> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Ejecting a Tape (Category FF00) from 3494 Library Bill, The command you gave me returns a current inventory of the Library. I'm looking for a command that will re-inventory the library. Thanks, Jim "Bill Mansfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/16/2002 12:15:18 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Ejecting a Tape (Category FF00) from 3494 Library mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI _____________________________ William Mansfield Senior Consultant Solution Technology, Inc "<James> <healy>" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: "ADSM: Dist Subject: Re: Ejecting a Tape (Category FF00) from 3494 Library Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 01/16/2002 10:45 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Does anyone know how to initiate the Library inventory via the command line such as the Mtlib command? "Gabriel Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/16/2002 10:04:43 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Ejecting a Tape (Category FF00) from 3494 Library Inventory the Frame in which the tape resided in, if you know the home cell. To find the home cell go to the LM and query the DB for the volume in question. You should get a result like A 4 18 A = Frame 4 = Row 18 = Slot Run partial Inventory (Frame Specific) Run Full Inventory (Whole Library) Good Luck! Gabriel C. Wiley ADSM/TSM Administrator AIX Support Phone 1-614-308-6709 Pager 1-877-489-2867 Fax 1-614-308-6637 Cell 1-740-972-6441 Siempre Hay Esperanza mobeenm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 01/15/2002 10:33:42 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Ejecting a Tape (Category FF00) from 3494 Library Hello All, I am running a 3494 Library with 3590 E1A tape drives. Recently i has an issue with the tape drive and the IBM CE who came on site physically removed a damaged volume from the library, how ever he doesn't know how to get this tape removed from the Inventory as he thinks thats a seperate issue. Now the following are the details of my problem 1. The tape S01111 was deemed damaged by the IBM CE and was physically removed from the tape library. So there is no S01111 in the library. 2. When i use mtlib command and query for this volume the following are the details root:>#mtlib -l/dev/lmcp0 -q V -VS01111 Volume Data: volume state.........Volume present in Library, but Inaccessible logical volume.......No volume class.........3590 1/2 inch cartridge tape volume type..........HPCT 320m nominal length volser...............S01111 category.............FF00 subsystem affinity...01 02 03 04 05 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3. I tried to change the CATEGORY for this volume from FF00 to FF10, FFFA and FFFB and failed. The following are the details root:>#mtlib -l/dev/lmcp0 -C -VS01111 -s FF00 -t FF10 Change Category operation Failed, ERPA code - 75, Library VOLSER Inaccessible. root:>#mtlib -l/dev/lmcp0 -C -VS01111 -s FF00 -t FFFA Change Category operation Failed, ERPA code - 27, Command Reject. Subcode - 23, root:>#mtlib -l/dev/lmcp0 -C -VS01111 -s FF00 -t FFFB Change Category operation Failed, ERPA code - 27, Command Reject. Subcode - 43, I would like to remove this volume from my inventory. Appreciate if any one can help me to determine what the problem is. I tried several postings in ADSM.ORG and when i try to do the same i get the errors show above. With warm regards Mobeen