Set up Tape Drive and Library on Sun/Sparc: unable to open qlm connection

Hi There:
Having closely followed OSB documentaion, w/ success ... we have come upon a "qlm connection" problem, on our Sun/Sparc platform:
uname -msrvapi
SunOS rsc1appsvr1 5.10 Generic_125100-04 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-480R
If you please, can you suggest a solution, below is error and details from obtool>
ob> lsvol -L tc-lib
Error: unable to open qlm connection - device not found in external table
ob> lsdev
library tc-lib in service
drive 1 tc-tape in service
ob>
ob> lsdev rsc1appsvr1
Error: can't resolve device rsc1appsvr1 - name not found
ob> lsdev rsc1appsvr1
Error: can't resolve device rsc1appsvr1 - name not found
ob> lsdev -l
tc-lib:
Device type: library
Model: [none]
Serial number: [none]
In service: yes
Debug mode: no
Barcode reader: default (hardware-selected)
Barcodes required: no
Auto clean: no
Clean interval: (not set)
Clean using emptiest: no
UUID: 68bf05e0-d0de-1029-9c8b-cbb22d367641
Attachment 1:
Host: rsc1appsvr1
Raw device: /dev/obl0
tc-tape:
Device type: tape
Model: [none]
Serial number: [none]
In service: yes
Library: tc-lib
DTE: 1
Automount: yes
Error rate: 8
Query frequency: 1645915KB (1685417328 bytes) (from driver)
Debug mode: no
Blocking factor: (default)
Max blocking factor: (default)
Current tape: [unknown]
Use list: all
Drive usage: [not set]
Cleaning required: [unknown]
UUID: ae73d426-d0de-1029-9c8b-cbb22d367641
Attachment 1:
Host: rsc1appsvr1
Raw device: /dev/obt0
ob>

more info:
SERVER> tar -cvf /dev/obt0 *
a add_drv.txt 1K
a envosb 1K
a ident_install/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/oracle.tg.tg4ifmx/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/oracle.tg.tg4ifmx/10.1.0.4.2/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/oracle.tg.tg4ifmx/10.1.0.4.2/1/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/oracle.tg.tg4ifmx/10.1.0.4.2/1/DataFiles/ 0K
a ident_install/Disk4/stage/Patches/oracle.tg.tg4ifmx/10.1.0.4.2/1/DataFiles/bin.2.2.jar 227K
tar: write error: I/O error
elcaro@rsc1appsvr1>

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