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component is unavailable, it cannot be used to perform 3494 Tape Library
operations. To show the window, select the Component availability status... option
on the Status menu.
The three major groupings of components in this window are the convenience I/O
station, the accessor and its associated components, and the tape subsystems. The
convenience I/O station, the accessor and its associated components should
indicate Available , which indicates that the component is available or Unavailable ,
which indicates that the component is not available. Tape subystems show a * next
to the device number if it is unavailable, otherwise it is left blank. If any
component indicates Unavailable or * , call your service representative so that it
can be repaired and made available.
Problem Determination Using Search Database for Volumes
Use the Search Database for Volumes window (see Figure 115 on page 194) to
determine whether the 3494 Tape Library contains volumes that some action must
be taken for. To show the window, select the Search database for volumes... option
on the Database menu. You can also use this window to find volumes reported in
a host console message.
For each volume in the library, flags in the database indicate status or an exception
condition. Figure 284 shows a summary of the volume status.
Table 27 on page 457 lists the problem scenarios that the Search Database for
Volumes window can be helpful in resolving.
Figure 284. Status Flags
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