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IBM Tape Library Magstar 3494 User Manual

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Table 22. Intervention Required Conditions relating to a Virtual Tape Server in the Library (continued)

Intervention Required Condition

Resolution Actions

Message

A damaged stacked volume xxxxxx has been ejected
to the convenience I/O station. (VTS z)

Probable Cause

During a prior operation with the stacked volume, the
Virtual Tape Server controller encountered an
unrecoverable error indicating that the media of the
volume may be damaged. During that operation,
customer data was not fully recovered, resulting in job
termination. The stacked volume was placed in read-only
mode to limit use to recall of other logical volumes only.

On an hourly basis, the Virtual Tape Server controller
determines whether there are any stacked volumes in
read-only mode and starts a process that moves the valid
logical volumes to other stacked volumes and then ejects
the damaged stacked volume from the library. See
messages

Logical volume xxxxxx was not fully recovered

from damaged stacked volume yyyyyy. (VTS z)

above for

logical volumes not recovered and not moved to other
stacked volumes.

1. Remove the cartridge from the convenience I/O

station.

2. Notify your system administrator.

3. If the cartridge is still within a warranty period, and

damaged logical volumes are no longer needed,
return it to your supplier.

4. If damaged logical volumes must be recovered, call

your service representative.

Message

A Virtual Tape Server is out of stacked volumes. (VTS
z)

Probable Cause

There are two ways this condition is determined:

v

Once an hour the Virtual Tape Server checks if there
are empty stacked volumes. During that check Virtual
Tape Server z did not have any empty stacked
volumes.

v

An operation that requires an empty stacked volume
needs to be performed and Virtual Tape Server z does
not have an empty stacked volume. The operations
that need empty stacked volumes are copying data
from the Tape Volume Cache or reclamation of
unusable space on stacked volumes.

1. Insert one or more 3590 cartridges that have volume

serial numbers within the range of stacked volumes
defined for Virtual Tape Server z.
Note: When the VTS is out of stacked volumes,
logical mount requests will be queued, but not
performed. Queued logical mounts are performed
once a stacked volume has been inserted.

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