A number of things come to mind:

First, are you sure your element numbers for the drives are correct and
match up with the correct scsi id's?

To figure this out use the lbtest program in c:\program
files\tivoli\tsm\server.  Open a command window and cd to that directory.
Then enter:

lbtest -dev lb0.0.0.x where x is the controller number (you can see the
exact lb name for the library in the TSM Utilities devices screen).
Choose manual test
Then open the library by choosing option 6.
Then get element count info by choosing option 8.
Then get library inventory by choosing option 9.

There will be a lot of information at this point so you may want to keep
more lines in the window buffer.

Scroll up to the top of the list and you will see the drive elements. In the
display, compare the element number (6300x) to the scsi ID shown and then
verify that your define drive / define path are correct.  I'm guessing this
is the problem.

Second, normally, the Qualstar will have the library at lb0, top drive at
mt1 second drive at mt2, etc.  Depending obviously on the cabling inside the
library.

During a system boot, what do you see in the bios for the scsi controller
the drives/library are connected to?  If you don't see all four drives and
the library there, you're out of luck once you get windows up and running.

If you see all the drives during the bios, then do you see them in device
manager?  What driver is loaded against the drives?  If these are IBM
drives, you need the driver from index.storsys.ibm.com/devdrvr.  If they are
HP drive, you need the HP driver.

You have a dual channel card in the server.  Probably an Adaptec.  Make sure
that a driver is installed against both channels of that controller.

Then if your Adaptec controller is running firmware 3.10

Then

If you have HP drives, the driver you want has the following
characteristics: in c:\winnt\system32\driver the file adpum160.sys should be
91,277 in size.  If it is not, you want to go to the Adaptec site and get
fms_on_cd_v40a_sp3a.exe.

Else

If you have IBM drives, you want to get the Adaptec driver from IBM at
index.storsys.ibm.com/devdrvr.  That driver's size is about 60K when
installed.



Kelly J. Lipp
STORServer, Inc.
485-B Elkton Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.storsol.com or www.storserver.com
(719)531-5926
Fax: (240)539-7175


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Tony Morgan
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:23 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 4 Drive Qualstar 88264 LTO Library setup with TSM - several
problems !!!!


Greetings!

I am currently testing a new Qualstar 88264 LTO tape library with TSM 5.1.5

The old (Scalar100) tape library was single Scsi HVD I/F cabled up as

        IF1.    MT1...MT2...CNTRL...TERM

This new library is set up for 2 SCSI LVD I/F's as;

        IF1.  MT3...MT4...CNTRL...TERM
        IF2.    MT1...MT2...TERM

I have 2 problems >>>

1.      TSM only wants to use the tape drives on IF1.
2.      The drives are failing on dismount

                01/29/2003 18:01:04   ANR8325I Dismounting volume Q00001 -
60 minute mount
                                       retention expired.

                01/29/2003 18:01:08   ANR8336I Verifying label of LTO volume
Q00001 in drive
                                       MT1.0.0.2 (mt1.0.0.2).

                01/29/2003 18:02:12   ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while
accessing drive
                                       MT1.0.0.2 (mt1.0.0.2) for LOCATE
operation, errno = 121.
                01/29/2003 18:02:12   ANR9999D pvrntp.c(2662): ThreadId<38>
Error writing EOT to
                                       NTP volume Q00001.

                01/29/2003 18:02:21   ANR8311E An I/O error occurred while
accessing drive
                                       MT1.0.0.2 (mt1.0.0.2) for OFFL
operation, errno = 1111.
                01/30/2003 00:46:52   ANR8469E Dismount of LTO volume Q00001
from drive
                                       MT1.0.0.2 (mt1.0.0.2) in library
LB0.0.0.2 failed.
                01/30/2003 00:46:54   ANR8446I Manual intervention required
for library
                                       LB0.0.0.2.

                01/30/2003 00:46:54   ANR8792E Unrecoverable drive failures
on drive MT1.0.0.2
                                       (mt1.0.0.2); drive is now taken
offline.
                01/30/2003 00:46:54   ANR8792E Unrecoverable drive failures
on drive MT1.0.0.2
                                       (mt1.0.0.2); drive is now taken
offline.
                01/30/2003 00:46:54   ANR1410W Access mode for volume Q00001
now set to
                                       "unavailable".

                01/30/2003 00:46:54   ANR8475I Dismount of volume Q00001
failed. It may still be
                                       in the drive.


Can anyone please shed some light on...

        Is this how it should be cabled?
        How to get all 4 drives to work?
        How to get the tapes to unload without failing!!!!!

Many Thanks in anticipation...

Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank SA/NV
London Branch

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