On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:46:07 -0500, John McKown <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>We had a problem with our tape library. We are sure exactly what, yet,
>but one CE indicated that he _thinks_ it might be a "flaky" fibre
>switch. The remote support engineer said that one thing he suggests to
>do is a "soft activate" (software only) of the current IODF. I.e. do:
>
>ACTIVATE IODF=nn,SOFT=NOVALIDATE
>...snip.....

John,
        Did you get a message along the lines of "IEA437I TAPE LIBRARY 
DEVICE(???)" when trying to vary one of your drive(s) online to a z/OS system 
that had just been ipl'ed?

Roger

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