Hi Neal, I am also getting same errors, my storage node is windows2000(TDP for SQL)backup is through LAN free,how to know frivesare gen1 or gen2? my microcode is: $ lscfg -vl rmt0 DEVICE LOCATION DESCRIPTION rmt0 1D-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP)
Manufacturer................IBM Machine Type and Model......ULT3580-TD2 Serial Number...............1110028439 Device Specific.(FW)........38D0 httxds009[/home/vivekj]$ lscfg -vl smc0 DEVICE LOCATION DESCRIPTION smc0 1D-08-01 IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP) Manufacturer................IBM Machine Type and Model......03584L32 Serial Number...............0000078144940401 Device Specific.(FW)........3480 is it ok? error I am getting: 2/12/04 13:28:07 ANR8779E (Session: 704, Origin: STORAGESQL) Unable to open drive \\.\tape3, error number=170. 02/11/04 21:37:25 ANR1401W (Session: 434, Origin: STORAGESQL) Mount request denied for volume T00007 - mount failed. On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 Jim Neal wrote : >Hi David, > > With regard to the ANR1401 Error, when a TSM volume fills up on an LTO >Generation II drive, the drive does not reset its EOT (end-of-tape) flag. >Subsequently, when a scratch volume is being mounted in the same drive and >TSM tries to write the BOT (beginning-of-tape) information, the drive >returns to the driver (and then TSM) that it is at the EOT (end-of-tape) and >therefore TSM is unabe to write to the tape. In the TSM actlog, all you get >is ANR1401W indicating that volume failed to mount. This is an LTO II drive >microcode problem which is fixed at microcode 37E1 level and above. The LTO >Generation II drive firmware must be updated to 37E1 level or above. > > I am sure that others on the list will have an answer to your other >issues > > > J. Neal > Certified Tivoli Administrator > > > >> From: "Zhu, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Tape mount failures result in schedule failure >>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:48:20 -0500 >> >>Hi, >> >>The environment is TSM/StorageAgent/Win2000 5.2.2, IBM 3584 LTO library. >> >> >>Activity log indicate that session 237 failed to mount a tape volume >>293AGHL2 in drive mt3.0.0.3, showing repeated >>ANR8779E (Session: 237, Origin: SP02B_STA) >> Unable to open drive mt3.0.0.3, error number=2. (SESSION: 237) >> >>so after 5 minutes got >>ANR1401W (Session: 237, Origin: SP02B_STA) >> Mount request denied for volume 293AGHL2 - mount failed. (SESSION: 237) >> >>It then mounted the volume successfully in drive mt6.0.0.3. >> >>3 minutes after that, session 255 started to mount 298AGHL2 in mt6.0.0.3, >>resulting in repeated >>ANR8779E (Session: 255, Origin: SP18A_STA) >> Unable to open drive mt6.0.0.3, error number=170. (SESSION: 255) >> >>It then mounted the volume successfully in drive mt5.0.0.3. >> >>Is this behavior normal for tape libraries? It is an indication of some >>problem with the drives? Where can I find the meaning of the error number >>2 >>and 170? >> >>Both tape mounts were requests by scheduled backup and it seems to me as a >>result of the tape mount failures, the scheduled got a return code 12 and >>showed up as failed. Is this assessment correct? >> >>Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this. >> >>Regards, >>David Zhu >>TSM Support >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Tel: 416-503-7853 > >_________________________________________________________________ >Optimize your Internet experience to the max with the new MSN Premium >Internet Software. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200359ave/direct/01/