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Update Date:2011-12-15
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1140893.1 :   ACSLS - CAP is already reserved in partition 999 by host 99  


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  • Sun StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library System
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In this Document
  Symptoms
  Changes
  Cause
  Solution
  References


Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library System - Version: Not Applicable and later   [Release: N/A and later ]
Sun StorageTek Auto Cartridge Sys Lib SW (ACSLS) - Version: 7.1 to 8.1   [Release: 7.0 to 8.0]
Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System - Version: Not Applicable to Not Applicable   [Release: N/A to N/A]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The error message "CAP is already reserved in partition 999 by host 99" is displayed even though the tape library has not been partitioned.

This error is logged during ACSLS start up or during a VARY CAP operation.

Changes

This problem has been reported to occur right after a new tape library installation or a tape library microcode upgrade.

Cause

The CAP has been locked (reserved) by the library after system configuration or microcode upgrade.

Solution

This document addresses the ACSLS CAP reservation error logged in acsss_event.log during a VARY operation:

2010-01-20 15:46:08 VARY[51852]:
2138 E cl_is_cap_resv.c Unknown 109
cl_is_cap_resv: CAP x,x,x  is already reserved in partition 999 by host 99.


This problem only occurs when the tape library is an SL8500 or an SL3000.

-Follow these steps to reset the CAP reservation:

  1.  Login as Service on the SL console (SLC).

  2.  Select Tools > Diagnostics

  3.  To verify if the CAP is empty, audit the CAP

  4.  Expand CAP folder and select desired CAP

  5.  CAP should show as "Locked"

  6.  Change right hand drop box to "False"

  7.  Click Apply

  8.  Unlock the CAP on the SLC

  9.  Push flashing CAP button

10.  Open CAP and remove carts, if any.   

11.  Push CAP button on CAP again to close the CAP door.

12.  CAP goes into an unreserved state not assigned to a partition.

13.  Vary CAP offline and then online from the SLC.

14.  From the ACSLS cmd_proc,  issue "vary CAP x,x,x online"
       This will reserve the CAP for the library's sole partition.

 
If the problem still exists after performing the steps above,  please open a service request in My Oracle
Support
.   Run the ACSLS get_diags script and attach the output tarfile to the service request ticket.

References

<NOTE:1013165.1> - ACSLS - How to Gather Diagnostics Information.

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