Hi Bob, Thanks for the update and something more to look at .
Hmmm, we have an IOE (I/O Error) and Read Error Detected which I suppose is not that surprising and the possible scenarios would seem to be listed here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2M960/SPTM012917 And the IEC147I (613-04) tells us this is a tape positioning error: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2M760/SPTEE147I I couldnt find anything exactly the same on the IBM support site and I dont have access to the StorageTek CRC support function, but there was something in the area for devices running in emulation mode, which is similar to your 9840C 3590 emulation requirements: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&uid=isg1OW55479 It looks like youre getting past tape label processing (E.g. VOL1, HDR1, HDR2, Etc.), but then failing on the file open, which suggests that maybe this isnt a media error, especially as sometimes youre finally reading the tape, but on the 5th try Best I can guess is that the 9840C is not driving the required hardware commands for processing this media, which from your commentary seems to require 3590 emulation mode. Do you have mixed use of native, 9840B, 3590 and 3490E for the 9840C and so sometimes you swap to a compatible drive, but other times you just keep swapping to non-compatible drives and eventually give up? Im presuming youre using an ATL (E.g. 9310) and if so, is HSC driving allocations to the correct drives, which for you would seem to be a 9840C drive in 3590 emulation mode? On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 05:49:50 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Below are the error messages I got each time I swapped the tape to a different 9840C drive. > >I finally gave up. I am sending the tape to STK to be repaired as I have done 4 other tapes with the same/similar problem. >Any insight would be very helpful. >And yes we use Vol-Safe; also which is another problem. >I will review the below info you sent. >Thanks > >ERROR >IOS000I 0447,62,IOE,27,0E00,,**,R00760,NFLDT10 180 > 084010D050105350 0127FF0000000000 0311003CD5355B90 4104230230741010 > READ ERROR DETECTED >IEC147I 613-04,IFG0195B,NFLDT10,STEP0020,TAPE#,0447,R00760,FDRABR.VDEV >A31.B105192A >SWAP TO 442 >0442 3590 A SYSA NF692LDT 009A R00760 PRIV/RSERV > SYSB, SYSC >IOS000I 0442,54,IOE,4F,0600,,**,R00760,*MASTER* 312 > 084010D050105350 014FFF0000000000 03110037F4355B90 4104230227281010 > READ ERROR DETECTED >0442 3590 A SYSA NF692LDT 009A R00760 PRIV/RSERV >Got the below message each time I swapped the tape to a new drive >IEF196I IGF503I ERROR ON 0445, SELECT NEW DEVICE > IGF503I ERROR ON 0445, SELECT NEW DEVICE > SMC0108 NO COMPATIBLE DRIVE FOUND FOR SWAP PROCESSING > IEF196I IGF509I SWAP 0445 - I/O ERROR >*IGF509I SWAP 0445 - I/O ERROR > IEF196I 3 IGF509D REPLY DEVICE, OR 'NO' >*0143 IGF509D REPLY DEVICE, OR 'NO' >Job canceled >CANCEL NF692LDT,A=009A > IEE301I NF692LDT CANCEL COMMAND ACCEPTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
