ADSM-L

Re: Multiple ADSM servers & multiple tape drives.

1997-05-19 11:47:25
Subject: Re: Multiple ADSM servers & multiple tape drives.
From: "BELL, CRAIG" <rcbell AT VNET.IBM DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 08:47:25 PDT
>  One question about tape drives and ADSM.  If you have two tape drives
>  connected to one server, is ADSM smart enough to backup to the
>  opposite tape drive in the event the first has failed?

Not at this time. Can't make any promises, but we know this is a desired
requirment.  The only current support is that in a 3494, if the drive is
so offline that it cannot be opened or is unavailable to the 3494, adsm
will detect that and not try to use it, but nothing beyond that.

Craig Bell