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  • 1.  LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 07:19 AM

    Hello Experts

    What a relief that I found that community. I hope you will be able to advise me as TSM is totally not my area of expertise and I've just inherited TSM 6.1.7 server to manage with VLT on EMC DataDamain.

    When i run q drive command I see some drives unavailable, how should I investigate it ? Could you provide step by step procedure or any ideas what could be the reason that some vtl drives are anavailabe and others from the same DataDomain ore online ? From DataDomain site i do not see anything suspicious in the logs.
    If you have any clues please take into account i'm not an expert and i just started to manage TSM

    Thank you

    BB


    tsm: SERVER1>q drive

    Library Name     Drive Name       Device Type     On-Line
    ------------     ------------     -----------     -------------------
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE01
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE02
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE03
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     UNKNOWN         Yes
                      B_DRIVE04
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE05
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE06
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE07
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE08
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE09
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE10
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE11
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:24
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE12
                                                      05/18/2016 00:16:27
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE13
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:47
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE14
                                                      05/18/2016 00:18:07
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE15
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:48
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE16
                                                      05/18/2016 00:16:42
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE17
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:50
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE18
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:50
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE19
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:51
    UAT_LibraryB    UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE20
                                                      05/18/2016 00:15:52
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.01       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.02       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.03       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.04       UNKNOWN         Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.05       LTO             Yes



  • 2.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 07:36 AM

    Hi,

    Can you try this command and let me know the result.

    upd drive library01 drive01.04 online=yes

    q path result also.

    Regards

    Prem

     



  • 3.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 08:21 AM

    Hello,

    Below query results. Thank you for looking into that.

     

    tsm: SERVER1>upd drive library01 drive01.04 online=yes
    Session established with server SERVER1: Windows
      Server Version 6, Release 3, Level 3.0
      Server date/time: 07/27/2016 13:05:28  Last access: 07/27/2016 07:32:27

    ANR8467I Drive DRIVE01.04 in library LIBRARY01 updated.

    ========================================================

     

    tsm: SERVER1>q path

    Source Name     Source Type     Destination     Destination     On-L
                                    Name            Type
    -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     ----
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     LIBRARY         Yes
                                     B
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE02
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE03
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE05
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE06
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE07
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE08
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           No
                                     B_DRIVE09
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE10
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE11
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE12
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           No
                                     B_DRIVE13
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE14
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE15
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE16
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE17
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE18
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE19
    SERVER1         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE20
    SERVER1         SERVER          LIBRARY01       LIBRARY         Yes
    SERVER1         SERVER          DRIVE01.01      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER1         SERVER          DRIVE01.02      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER1         SERVER          DRIVE01.03      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER1         SERVER          DRIVE01.04      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER1         SERVER          DRIVE01.05      DRIVE           No
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE01
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE02
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE03
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE05
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE06
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE08
    more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE09
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE10
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE11
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE13
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE15
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE17
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE18
    FRSRV276        SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE19
    FRSRV276        SERVER          DRIVE01.01      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE01
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE02
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE03
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE04
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE05
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE06
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE07
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE08
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE09
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE10
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE11
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE12
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE13
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE14
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE15
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE16
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE17
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE18
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE19
    SERVER2         SERVER          UAT_Library-     DRIVE           Yes
                                     B_DRIVE20
    SERVER2         SERVER          DRIVE01.01      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER2         SERVER          DRIVE01.02      DRIVE           Yes
    SERVER2         SERVER          DRIVE01.03      DRIVE           Yes
    more...   (<ENTER> to continue, 'C' to cancel)

     

     

     

     

     



  • 4.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 08:32 AM

    Current q drive results:

     

    tsm: SERVER1>q drive

    Library Name     Drive Name       Device Type     On-Line
    ------------     ------------     -----------     -------------------
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE01
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE02
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE03
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     UNKNOWN         Yes
                      B_DRIVE04
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE05
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE06
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE07
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE08
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE09
                                                      06/15/2016 05:08:36
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE10
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE11
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE12
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Unavailable Since
                      B_DRIVE13
                                                      06/11/2016 16:26:43
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE14
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE15
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE16
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE17
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE18
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE19
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE20
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.01       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.02       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.03       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.04       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.05       LTO             Yes



  • 5.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 09:07 AM

    q drive f=d   results for Unavailable drive

        Library Name: UAT_LibraryB
                                      Drive Name: UAT_LibraryB_DRIVE09
                                     Device Type: LTO
                                         On-Line: Unavailable Since 06/15/2016 05:08:36
                                    Read Formats: ULTRIUM4C,ULTRIUM4,ULTRIUM3C,ULTRIUM3,ULTRIUM2C,ULTRIUM2
                                   Write Formats: ULTRIUM4C,ULTRIUM4,ULTRIUM3C,ULTRIUM3
                                         Element: 260
                                     Drive State: UNKNOWN
                                     Volume Name: B01093L4
                                    Allocated to:
                                             WWN:
                                   Serial Number: 300240085
                  Last Update by (administrator): ABI
                           Last Update Date/Time: 06/11/2016 16:12:01



  • 6.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 10:25 AM

    Hi,

    According to your last output can you pls execute this command.

    upd drive UAT_LibraryB UAT_LibraryB_DRIVE09 online=yes

    Regards

    Prem



  • 7.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Wed July 27, 2016 11:00 AM

     

    Thanks ! After that command it's all On-Line now as you can see below.

    One drive has Device Type  UKNOWN, i'm not sure if it has any impact at all ?

    Do you kave any suspicions what could be the root cause that those drives went off line ?

    Where could I find any logs to review as I need to provide some kind of explanation and assess if we can expect any further issues.

     

    tsm: SERVER1>q drive

    Library Name     Drive Name       Device Type     On-Line
    ------------     ------------     -----------     -------------------
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE01
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE02
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE03
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     UNKNOWN         Yes
                      B_DRIVE04
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE05
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE06
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE07
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE08
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE09
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE10
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE11
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE12
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE13
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE14
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE15
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE16
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE17
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE18
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE19
    UAT_LibraryB     UAT_Library-     LTO             Yes
                      B_DRIVE20
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.01       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.02       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.03       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.04       LTO             Yes
    LIBRARY01        DRIVE01.05       LTO             Yes

    tsm: SERVER1>



  • 8.  RE: LTO Drive Unavailable

    Posted Thu July 28, 2016 02:29 AM

    Hi,

    Check with q actlog begind=-1 (1 represent the day you can mention acccording to date when it ouccured). you will have a clear picture why it happened.

    Regards

    Prem