Unloading the Media in Ultrium E Library drive through command

[avsrini]

Hi all,
Do anybody help me in unloading the medium
stuck in drive 1 of SCSI I Tape Library through
commands. i have tried with mt command
but no success.

thanks in advance
srini

[Vincent Farrugia]

Hello,

Do you mean it is stuck in the drive, like you can't unload it using normal procedures?

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
If the tape is really stuck, you have to take it out manually.
If it is still possible to remove it through software, either try uma from OmniBack
or do it this way :
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set drive offline
mt -t /dev/rmt/whatsoever offl

check picker :
mc -p /dev/picker_device -r DS

move tape :
mc -p /dev/picker_device -d D1 -s S12
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Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes

[Alexander M. Ermes]

Hi there.
this is an additonal list of commands with some explanations :

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For the below commands I am assuming your using
HPUX. To find a vacant slot (assuming your robot device is configured)

# mc -p /dev/robot -r S (shows empty slots)
# mt -t /dev/rmt/1m rew (rewind the tape)
# mt -t /dev/rmt/1m offl (puts the tape offline)
# mc -p /dev/robot -sD1 -dS5 (takes the tape
from drive 1 and places it in slot 5
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No points for this pls, because i copied it from a reply of Mike Tully.
You can assign additional points to hom for some other reply in recognition of this idea.
Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes