I don't understand the 3494 'checkin' part because we don't have a window
but only a bulk I/O area (which should be called bulk O/O area since its
only used for output. :-) We just open the 3494 and stick them in empty
slots and 3494 does a inventory refresh (not re-inventory) and they become
FFFx (insert)
But once that's done we do:
checkin libvol 3494lib search=yes volr=200000,200444 checkl=yes devt=3590
Sounds to me like you have a hardware problem.
call me if you like: 510 642 7638
...joe.f.
Joseph A Faracchio, Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley
On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Gerald Wichmann wrote:
> I�m struggling with an ibm3494 that has two 3590 tape drives..
> Server is h70, aix4.3.3, tsm4.1.1
>
> I have a bunch of unlabelled tapes.. type J.. I check them into the tape
> library by selecting �checin unlabelled volumes� from the commands menu on
> the ibm3494 console.. I enter the labels in and their types.. the 3494 then
> goes and pulls them all in and stores them in slots.. looks great. Check the
> database and sure enough all the tapes are checked in..
>
> Then over to TSM 4.1.1.. this is where I�m having problems. What command do
> I use to check in the tapes so TSM can use them? Got my library defined, my
> drives, my devclass.. no probs. From the aix prompt I can query stuff
> regarding the library using �mtlib�..
>
> When I do a label libvol command it grabs the tape from the slot, the
> robotic arm moves a bit and then the whole 3494 goes into pause mode. Why I
> don�t know.. there are some messages about it not being able to release the
> tape from the gripper but the arm never really got to a spot where it would
> want to release the tape (i.e. it�s not pointing at the tape drive or any
> slots)..
>
> When I do a checkin command it either checks in 0 tapes, or once it did the
> same as the label libvol command above.. so I question whether I have the
> format right even though I think I do..
>
> Any suggestions or help? At the very least I�d like to verify I�m doing
> things in the correct order here and using the correct command to checkin
> the tapes..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gerald Wichmann
> RS Engineer
> Sansia System Solutions
> 408-844-8893 work
> 408-844-9801 fax
>
