lbtest sometimes doesn't return barcodes

I have a wierd issue I'm hoping someone has seen before. I have a 3584 tape library attached to an AIX box. I have a bunch of perl scripts that deal with tape automation. Part of this process uses lbtest to grab the current contents of the IO door. However, I've had it happen a few times

Re: lbtest sometimes doesn't return barcodes

2011/5/9 Paul Fielding p...@fielding.ca I have a wierd issue I'm hoping someone has seen before. I have a 3584 tape library attached to an AIX box. I have a bunch of perl scripts that deal with tape automation. Part of this process uses lbtest to grab the current contents of the IO door

Re: lbtest sometimes doesn't return barcodes

Well, that's the strange part. I'm confident it's not a conflict - when there is a conflict lbtest returns an error and I can check for that. The library is returning an inventory, providing all info about what is in each slot *except* for the barcode :( Paul On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM

Re: lbtest sometimes doesn't return barcodes

uses lbtest to grab the current contents of the IO door. However, I've had it happen a few times where things stopped working, and when I investigate I find that lbtest has suddenly stopped returning barcodes. All of the elements show FULL or EMPTY, but no barcodes are listed

Re: lbtest sometimes doesn't return barcodes

library attached to an AIX box. I have a bunch of perl scripts that deal with tape automation. Part of this process uses lbtest to grab the current contents of the IO door. However, I've had it happen a few times where things stopped working, and when I investigate I find that lbtest

I/O Status (using lbtest)

, no big deal. OK, so here is the meat of the script, I am sure any of you reading this can write some cool stuff around this to meet your needs. First to launch lbtest in batch mode use -dev for device name input, which I found using the TSM MMC plugin on my Windows server under TSM Device Drive

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lbtest batch input file syntax

Has anyone figured out the syntax for the lbtest batch input file? Thanks. ..Paul -- Paul Zarnowski Ph: 607-255-4757 719 Rhodes Hall, Cornell UniversityFx: 607-255-8521 Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 Em: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: lbtest batch input file syntax

This is sort of old- use at your own risk. From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Paul Zarnowski Sent: Thu 9/30/2004 3:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lbtest batch input file syntax Has anyone figured out the syntax for the lbtest batch input file

Re: lbtest batch input file syntax

Hello Paul, Here's a batch file example for TSM 5.2.x. The syntax for using the batch file - lbtest -d libname -f batchfile -o outputfile # comment set return_error_when_fail = 1 set exit_on_unexpected_result = 1 symbols type open the library command open $D result rc = 0 command inquiry

Re: lbtest

On 17-Feb-02 Jack Magill wrote: Where can I find documentation on the lbtest utility? I never found any documentation (on AIX). But at least lbtest works. Cheers, Henk ten Have.

Re: lbtest

I got this from Joel Fuhrman of washington.edu. I have scripts that work, so I know the document speaks accurately. -- lbtest Caveat == This document describes how to use the lbtest tool

Re: lbtest

Richard, I would like to say thank you for the doc that you sent me. I have not found any other and it did help. Thanks again, Jack - Original Message - From: Richard Cowen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:13 AM Subject: Re: lbtest I got

lbtest

Where can I find documentation on the lbtest utility?

lbtest utility - reference?

Is there a reference somewhere for the lbtest utility? I've looked in the obvious places (Tivoli doco, Richard's quick facts) and can't find any detailed info. The ACSLS query commands seem fairly self-explanatory, but what I'm wondering is whether the other commands are relevant, and if so how