Hi Zoltan, When you say you are trying to define a path to /dev/smc0 you are trying to define a path to the library - not the drives - so even if the drives are responding fine with the tapeutil command you can still have problems with the library - the drives can function without the library when using the tapeutil.
Check if the library is not maybe in offline/paused mode - the lsdev command will just show that it is happy and it can see the library - but when TSM wants to talk to the library it checks additional things before defining the path. Are you actualy defining the path to /dev/smc0 as a library path or a drive path? What parameter are you using for the desttype - tape or library? If you are specifying library then it sounds like your library is in paused mode - check via the web interface into the 3583 what the problem is. Cheers Christo > I have spent hours and hours trying to get TSM server 5.2.2.0 on AIX 5.1 > to define the PATH to the above tape library. > > Every time I click on defining the PATH (/dev/smc0) to this library, TSM > goes off and spins for a while, eventually coming back with some kind of > error about being unable to communicate with the device. > > I have repeately removed and rediscovered the library and drives > (restarted the TSM server numerous times). > > Played with tapeutil. It can successfully open the tape drives themselves, > no problem. > > LSDEV says everything is happy: smc0 Available 1D-08-01 IBM 3583 Library > Medium Changer (FCP) > > So, what am I missing ? What am I doing wrong ? ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer
