Alas...I have already tried this.  I still get the message.  See below.

SYS:showdev 24
 LDEV     AVAIL         OWNERSHIP         VOLID         DEN   ASSOCIATION

   24     AVAIL    (W)                    (Nolabel)     1600
SYS:recall
THE FOLLOWING REPLIES ARE PENDING:
11:01/#J2759/0/Mount tape volume 2 of volumeset unnamed on dev 24

> ----------
> From:         Johnson, Tracy[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Johnson, Tracy
> Sent:         Wednesday, June 28, 2000 11:50 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] Need to remove console message
>
> This does not appear to be one of those yes/no or enter a number Reply
> problem.
>
> Suggest just mounting any old scratch tape on 24. It will then be
> satisfied
> and the message will go away.
>
> I've seen this before, however when it happens to me the job does not
> log off until after the tape is mounted.  It is usually caused by
> an ABORTJOB after the job has issued the request.  The job won't go
> away until it sees a tape loaded on the device.
>
> Tracy M. Johnson
> TRW Automotive Electronics
> Sensors & Components
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ramaglia, Jennifer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 11:33 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [HP3000-L] Need to remove console message
> >
> >
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > I have a console message out there that is insisting that I
> > mount a tape
> > > on device 24.  The problem is that the Orbit backup job was
> > aborted by a
> > > night operator and does not exist on the system anymore.
> > How do I remove
> > > this message without doing a reboot?  I have tried to do a
> > reply to the
> > > PIN # (which is zero).  The system tells me that the
> > process number is not
> > > within a valid range.  I also tried an abortio on the
> > device...no luck.
> > > Here is the console message and a showdev listing...
> > >
> > > SYS:RECALL
> > > THE FOLLOWING REPLIES ARE PENDING:
> > > 11:01/#J2759/0/Mount tape volume 2 of volumeset unnamed on dev 24
> > >
> > >
> > > SYS:showdev 24
> > >  LDEV     AVAIL         OWNERSHIP         VOLID         DEN
> >   ASSOCIATION
> > >
> > >    24     AVAIL
> > >
> > > SYS:SHOWJOB #J2759
> > >  NO SUCH JOB(S)
> > > JOBFENCE= 4; JLIMIT= 7; SLIMIT= 256
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > > Jennifer Ramaglia
> > > Systems Support Specialist
> > > QualChoice
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>