Yes, 3590 tapes have a thumbwheel just as 3490 tapes (actually both are extremely similar). But that's not the case. I made sure the tape was NOT write-protected and indeed I did tape write tests such as: - tar a file into the tape drive (success) - db2 export a table into the tape drive (success) It was only the DB2 backup which failed as I mentioned.
Saludos, José R. Barón Dpto. Sistemas CALCULO S. A. Tel. 91 330 86 44 e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____ De: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre de Tim Hare Enviado el: miércoles, 22 de marzo de 2006 14:43 Para: [email protected] Asunto: Re: 3590 drive problem Do 3590 cartridges have a rotating switch on them, to write-protect them, like 3490 cartridges do? If so, is it in the write-protected state? On a 3490 this is a thumbwheel device with one flat side that has a picture of a lock on it, when the lock is showing you can't write to it. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Jose Raul Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> 03/22/2006 05:54 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject 3590 drive problem Hi list, We have a problem using tapes 3590 (/dev/rtibm0) for DB2 backup purposes. These are the symptoms: - We can use the 3590 tape drives correctly. That means we can tar -cvf any file/s. - We can get into DB2 (user db2inst1) and EXPORT individual tables into 3590 tape drives perfectly. - What CANNOT DO is to DB2 BACKUP a database into a 3590 tape drive due to the following error: > db2 backup db lnxr89 to /dev/rtibm0 SQL2031W Warning! Please mount the target or source media on device "/dev/rtibm0". Do you want to continue(c), terminate this device only(d), abort the utility(t) ? (c/d/t) c SQL2059W A device full warning was encountered on device "/dev/rtibm0". Do you want to continue(c), terminate this device only(d), abort the utility(t) ? (c/d/t) t SQL2001N The utility was interrupted. The output data may be incomplete. > I enclose file DB2DIAG.LOG just in case that anyone can interpret it. It's not an end-of-tape condition (tape is rewound). I simply can't imagine what it is. I know what it is NOT: - It is not a matter of permissions. - It is not a tape-protected condition. - It is not an end-of-tape condition. - It is not a DB2-not-recognizing-3590-tape-drive condition. Help, please !! :-) BRGDS, José R. Barón Dpto. Sistemas CALCULO S. A. Tel. 91 330 86 44 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
