Hi, Have you checked if the drive status is UNPROTECTED ? Please review https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.2?topic=libraries-sharing-tape-library-resources
What is the output of WRKDEVSTS ? Please attach the diagnostic logs from the VTL system and also mention the time of the device in use error message On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 6:47 PM roopa shree <rupa1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to do a full restore of the IBM i using the back up from the > VTL > > 1. Launched a new LPAR using IBM provided images on the IBM cloud > 2. Tried to attach the same tapelibrary of the system which we are trying > to restore > 3. Varied off the tape library on the main LPAR and tried to configure > same library on the new LPAR but was getting error that the device is in > use > 4. Tried to configure a new tape library and attach the vcatridges but > still was unable to > > So is there any where I am going wrong or is there otherway to do a full > system restore > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "QUADStor VTL" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to quadstor-vtl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quadstor-vtl/48bab5c1-5fee-48d4-abd6-7fa85ba3c7cfn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quadstor-vtl/48bab5c1-5fee-48d4-abd6-7fa85ba3c7cfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "QUADStor VTL" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to quadstor-vtl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/quadstor-vtl/CAPEgkt4sGkJXVFhTTV3w8WSP1iw1EQUadi%3D86AxriQaddntEMA%40mail.gmail.com.