All, Has anybody else experienced a problem restoring data from LTO tapes on TSM server version 4.2.x?
I tried to restore a large amount of data and ran into "Data unavailable on server" from the client. On the server I received the below error messages. I audited all of my volumes and each one is having major problems reading data that was written successfully just a few days ago. After I cleaned the tape drives, I updated all my volumes to read-only and performed a fresh backup onto 2 different tapes using 2 different tape drives. The backup indicated it was successful but then when I audited the volume I received many error such as the ones below saying there was an I/O error while trying to read the tape. I have a severity 1 call open with IBM L2 and they are analysis my trace output. I would recommend that anybody using TSM 4.2.x and LTO Ultrium tape drives audit at least 2 volumes to verify they can successfully read the backup data. ANR8302E I/O error on drive LTO2 (\\.\TAPE1) (OP=READ, Error Number=1117, CC=0, KEY=00, ASC=00, ASCQ=00, SENSE=**NONE**, Description=An undetermined error has occurred). Refer to Appendix D in the 'Messages' manual for recommended action. ANR2335W Audit Volume has encountered an I/O error for volume 000005L1 while attempting to read: Node nodename, Type Backup (Active), Filespace \\nodename\\c$, fsId 1, File Name \filename W2K SP1 TSM Client/Server 4.2.1.0 Nodes are W2K, NT & Novell 5.1 IBM 3583 tape library with 2 Ultrium drives LTO device driver 5.0.2.4 2108-R03 SAN Data Gateway Router 2 x 2109 FC Switches LAN based backups -- Joshua S. Bassi Independent IT Consultant IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (408)&(831) 332-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
