I agree "q pr" will detail which drives in use, as well as I have seen that certain processes will "reserve" the drive, cancelling the session or process will release the drive.
Regards, Kamran Rao -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howard Coles Sent: February 11, 2009 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command What other sessions are running when you issue the command? I've known some processes kind of hold the storage in what seems like limbo for a while. Does this box do anything else besides TSM? Oh, and q path and q drive to see where they stand. See Ya' Howard > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of ashish sharma > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] cannot run command > > Hello, > > The o/p of command is as below: > > > # /usr/sbin/lsdev -C -c tape -H > name status location description > > rmt0 Available 1Z-08-00-0,0 Differential SCSI 4mm Tape Drive > rmt1 Available 31-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > smc0 Available 31-08-01 IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP) > rmt2 Available 31-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt3 Available 2U-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt6 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt4 Available 2U-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt5 Available 2U-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt7 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > smc1 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3584 Library Medium Changer (FCP) > rmt8 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt9 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > rmt10 Available 2d-08-01 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive (FCP) > > > > > > while o/p of "q proc" does not show anything. > > > > Regards > > Ashish > > > > On 2/11/09, Kamran Rao <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > As root - run "lsdev -Cc tape" and see if your drives and medium > changer > > are showing up as "available" - if shows up as "defined" then you > might > > have a device problem. You have not mentioned what kind of library > and > > also if it is a direct connect as "scsi" or via FC adapter etc etc? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Kamran Rao > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > > ashish sharma > > Sent: February 11, 2009 10:08 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ADSM-L] cannot run command > > > > Hello all, > > > > My TSM server version is > > > > Storage Management Server for AIX-RS/6000 - Version 5, Release 3, > Level > > 5.0 on AIX. > > > > The issue i am facing is that when i try to give command like "q > path" > > or "q mount" the command hangs as shown below > > > > ************************* > > tsm: TSMLM>q mount > > > > ************************* > > > > and does not give any o/p but when i give command like q session, it > > works but again i am unable to cancel any session.Does anybody has > any > > idea why is it happening?I think restaring the server might solve the > > problem but at present i am not in favour of it. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards > > Ashish Sharma > > ST Microelectronics Ltd. > > 919717003853 > > > > > > -- > Best Regards > Ashish Sharma > ST Microelectronics Ltd. > 919717003853
