DLm: DLm System Manager (DSM) cannot select higher numbered VTEs when configuring file systems
Summary: Filesystems cannot be configured to VTEs by DSM when the selected VTE is on the second line in the popup window.
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Symptoms
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Using DLm System Manager > Tape Libraries > Add xx Filesystems option.
If the VTE candidate list spans two lines, then selecting VTE on the second line is not possible. It shows in the panel as selection of a VTE on the first line:
In the following capture, selection of VTE6 registers in DSM as selection of VTE2:
Cause
Code Error
Resolution
This is corrected in DLm firmware V5.5.0.4 and later release.
Workaround
Select file systems one by one, which can present more VTE for selection from the first line:
Affected Products
Disk Library for mainframe DLm8500Article Properties
Article Number: 000219127
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2024
Version: 2
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