Check this:
$$4 IC27154 3.7.3 SERVERS WILL NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF A DRIVE FROM
LOADED
$$4
$$4 SYSROUTES:
$$4 IC27154(AIX37),IC27488(NT37),IC27489(HP37),IC27490(SUN37),
$$4 IC27587(AIX41),IC27588(NT41),IC27589(HP41),IC27590(SUN41)
$$4
$$4 TSM 3.7.3.0 does not change its state of the drive to empty
$$4 after the drive cleaning completes. TSM tracks the state of
$$4 a drive as it uses that drive for a tape operation. Because
$$4 the state of the drive indicates the drive is still in use,
$$4 TSM does not select that drive for another tape operation.
$$4
