RMLS - CPA4263 - Volume Not Loaded or Device Not Ready (Doc ID 2066509.1)

Last updated on JULY 11, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

RMLS gets a successful mount message:
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*NONE Command 10/07/15 18:08:26.247580 QCLRTNE QSYS 0058 SERVER RMLS 0024
  Message . . . . : - RETURN /* RETURN due to end of CL program
  */
RM002FF Completion 00 10/07/15 18:09:17.647978 UIS002 RMLS *STMT TM$CTP0R LXITMS *STMT
  From module . . . . . . . . : UTL002
  From procedure . . . . . . : UTL002
  Statement . . . . . . . . . : 20
  To module . . . . . . . . . : TM$CTP0R
  To procedure . . . . . . . : TM$CTP0R
  Statement . . . . . . . . . : 691
  Message . . . . : Volume IS4024 has been successfully mounted on device
  TAPSTK01.

One minute later, the drive reports that there is no tape mounted.
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CPA4263 Diagnostic 99 10/07/15 18:09:27.685771 TM$MSG0R LXITMS *STMT TM$TXGTR LXITMS *STMT
  From module . . . . . . . . : TM$MSG0R
  From procedure . . . . . . : TM$MSG0R
  Statement . . . . . . . . . : 657
  To module . . . . . . . . . : TM$TXGTR
  To procedure . . . . . . . : TM$TXGTR
  Statement . . . . . . . . . : 1537
  Message . . . . : Volume IS4024 not loaded or device TAPSTK01 not ready. (C  R)
  Cause . . . . . : -- The tape volume IS4024 is not loaded on device TAPSTK01
  -- The device is not ready. -- A virtual volume could not be automatically
  mounted because it is already mounted in a different device. Recovery . . .
  : Do one of the following: -- Type C to cancel processing. -- Make device
  TAPSTK01 ready, and type R to try the open operation again. -- Put the
  volume IS4024 on device TAPSTK01, and type R to try the open operation
  again. -- If the tape device is a virtual tape device unload virtual volume
  IS4024 from the other device, mount it in virtual device TAPSTK01 and type R
  to retry the operation. Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . : R -- Try the volume open operation again. C -- Cancel
 5770SS1 V7R1M0 100423 Job Log MUSICCN 10/07/15 18:12:55 Page 46
  Job name . . . . . . . . . . : DRDAILYSAV User . . . . . . : QSYSFOX Number . . . . . . . . . . . : 269759
  Job description . . . . . . : QSYSFOX Library . . . . . : QGPL
MSGID TYPE SEV DATE TIME FROM PGM LIBRARY INST TO PGM LIBRARY INST
  processing.
CPA4263 Sender copy 99 10/07/15 18:09:27.691077 QTAERR QSYS 0129 QTAERR QSYS 0129
  Message . . . . : Volume IS4024 not loaded or device TAPSTK01 not ready. (C  R)
  Cause . . . . . : -- The tape volume IS4024 is not loaded on device TAPSTK01
  -- The device is not ready. -- A virtual volume could not be automatically
  mounted because it is already mounted in a different device. Recovery . . .
  : Do one of the following: -- Type C to cancel processing. -- Make device
  TAPSTK01 ready, and type R to try the open operation again. -- Put the
  volume IS4024 on device TAPSTK01, and type R to try the open operation
  again. -- If the tape device is a virtual tape device unload virtual volume
  IS4024 from the other device, mount it in virtual device TAPSTK01 and type R
  to retry the operation. Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . : R -- Try the volume open operation again. C -- Cancel
  processing.
*NONE Command 10/07/15 18:09:27.691500 QCADRV QSYS 03BA OSIBRK RMLS 0013
  Message . . . . : 4700 - RMLS/OSIBRK

Changes

 New AS/400 server.  New RMLS installation and configuration.

Cause

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