I was in the process of trying to do that but can't seem to remove the tapes. Usually I do a checkout libvol 3584lib tapenumber remove=no. Can this be done in a huge bulk checkout and then labeled and checked in bulk also?
I've got 400 tapes so I'd like to run it once if possible, or at least break it out in groups of 50 or so. Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator PeopleSoft Sr. Systems Administrator SAIC M/S-G1b (858)826-4062 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathleen M Hallahan Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:45 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: load/unload behavior/db backup failure What Checklabel parameter did you use when you checked the tapes in? If you used either No or Barcode, then it might be worth doing a label libvol of one tape and backing up the database to that volume to see if it works. If you used Checklabel=Yes, you could try taking that drive offline and see if you get the same error on another drive. When we've had tapes marked as private with no data on them in the past, it's usually been an indicator of tape drive hardware problem. I don't recall a specific problem with reading the internal label on the tapes--but we had a LOT of problems when we initially moved to LTO2/3584, about two years ago, so I don't remember all of the different error messages we got. Hopefully some of this helps... _________________________________ Kathleen Hallahan Freddie Mac Storage Management -- Tape 703-450-3317 "Gill, Geoffrey L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 04/14/2006 03:29 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc 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]