Re: Creating Device Description

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Before you delete/reconfigure the devices use the WRKMLBSTS command to 
be sure the allocations are set properly.  Usually that is the problem.

It should look like:

      Device/                                                      Job
 Opt     Resource     Status                 Allocation             name
       TAPMLB01       VARIED ON
         TAP04        OPERATIONAL            UNPROTECTED

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects, LLC


On 8/13/2010 8:15 AM, Jack Kingsley wrote:
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> Take a look at the rtvcfgsrc command.
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Kevin Corcoran<
> kevin_corcoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>
>    
> > This is some years ago for a previous employer so memory is sketchy, but
> > we used to have a similar issue, where occasionally BRMS would get
> > confused and the tape library would become unusable. As far as I remember
> > it would sometimes vary on but would still be unusable, or else it would
> > refuse to vary on. I don't remember ever having to delete and recreate the
> > device descriptions. If memory serves correctly, I used to resolve the
> > issue by doing the following:
> >
> > - vary off the tape library if not already varied off (TAPMLB03)
> > - vary on the tape device TAP03
> > - vary off the tape device TAP03 again
> > - vary on the tape library TAPMLB03
> >
> > and then the library would become usable again.
> >
> > Not sure this is even the same issue, and could never find any logic in
> > why doing the above resolved the problem, but I guess you've nothing to
> > lose by trying it.
> > I have some notes at home on dealing with various BRMS issues we
> > encountered, I'll have a look later to see if the possible solution
> > described above is correct, or for anything else that might be relevant.
> >
> >
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> > Creating Device Description
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> > Hi ,
> >
> > We have BRMS installed on the AS400.The configuration of Tape Library/Tape
> > Device is as follows:
> >
> > Opt  Description       Status
> >      TAPMLB03          VARIED ON
> >      TAP03                 VARIED OFF
> >
> > If the backup fails here and the tape library cannot be varied on again to
> > start the backup,then what is the way to fix this issue.
> >
> > I have heard about deleting the device description and recreating it but
> > do not eaxctly know how to do it.
> >
> > Please can anyone let me know the steps to create the device description
> > and starting the backup.
> >
> > Many Thanks
> > Darell
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