RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Tape Drive Configuration problems -- MIDRANGE-L

Here ya go.
Contacted IBM, PMR 91228,442,000 Opened
Review this list and install any missing PTF's
IBM i 7.3:
• MF60925, MF60976, MF63355, MF63394, MF64645, MF65030, MF65662, MF66243, MF66246, MF66249, MF66253, and MF66257
• MF60926, MF64399, MF64862, MF65112, MF65113, MF65114, and MF66239
• SI69117, SI70255

MF65662 and MF66257 Not on system
Applied PTFs

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
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Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Tape Drive Configuration problems

Art,
Ask him for the PMR/Case number too. If you've opened up a case they can reference that and they'll appreciate it.

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This happened to me too. Can you post the PTF’s?

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 8:23 AM Smith, Mike <Mike_Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Well apparently there were a couple of PTFs that were not part of the
Cume/Group that needed to be applied.
We have all 4 tape drives working now.

Thanks
Mike

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No we don't use BRMS. We use the two drives as separate entities for
different purposes. The first drive is always our EOD tape but the
second drive may be an ad hoc backup, a tape waiting for restore for
research purposes, etc. Our EOD save fits on one tape so we'd never
need to fall over to another tape to complete the backup.

Coy Krill
Core Processing Team Lead
Washington Trust Bank

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Yes I have a DD2500. But why would use drives and not a library? Are
you using BRMS?

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Rob I think I have the same VTL as you EMC DD2500. My MLB is varied
off with online at ipl set to *NO and I have two TAP0* drives varied
on that we use.

@Mike, do you happen to have "new" TAP* devices you didn't have
before? I seem to recall this same thing happening to me on V7R1 years
ago where after applying a tech refresh, we got new resource names and
new devices setup. I copied down the new resource names from the new
devices, deleted the new devices and reassigned the resource names to
the devices we normally used. Then it all worked just fine.

Coy Krill
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Well, if it's a library with four drives you should NOT see ANY TAP*
drives varied on. None. Do a WRKMLBSTS instead.
Ps: Ours is a VTL also.

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I hope some one can help me

We have a VTL with 4 tape drives associated with it.
This weekend, I applied, PTFS, technology refresh etc.
Then last night I found that my backup failed.
As I researched, I now have problems with my tape drive configurations.
1 tape drive has 'resource name TAP04 not found The other 3 are varied
off, but won't vary back on.

I have contacted the VTL vendor, but they haven't been able to help.
I tried to put in a call to IBM, but couldn't get a ticket created
because ' I couldn't provide a 4 digit machine code of the VTL.
I have ipl'd the IOP.

Anything else I can try.
How can I get IBM to help???

Thanks

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