We created a script "update-library"

 - define new libraries
 - define new drives
 - upd devclass to new libraries
 - delete old drives
 - delete old libraries

We documented what to do for DR.
So we cannot forget to run the script.

Andreas.


John Schneider wrote:

> Greetings,
>     We were testing ADSM DRM to restore our ADSM database backup tape to
>
> another system.  We moved the DRplan to the restore system, un-awked it
> to
> the server directory, and modified several of the stanzas as
> appropriate.  One of the
> things we changed was the DEVICE.CONFIGURATION file.  When first
> un-awked it described the device class, library, and drives of our
> STK9714
> library.  But we didn't have access to this on our test box, so I
> modified it to
> describe a manual library with a single DLT drive in it.
>     I then ran the recovery stanza which formated and installed the
> database and
> log files, replaced the device config file and dsmserv.opt file and
> restored the
> ADSM database.  It worked just fine, prompting us for the
> tape containing our ADSM database.  I inserted it, and away it went, and
>
> restored the ADSM database, then started dsmserv.
>     But after dsmserv came up, it had the old library and drive
> definitions in
> it!  What do I need to do to cause ADSM to use the device configuration
> file we coded to get the ADSM database to restore?  In a real DRP
> situation, you wouldn't think you would have to delete and recreate all
> your
> libraries and drives by hand, when you could have them pre-built in a
> DEVICE.CONFIGURATION file set up special for your hotsite.
>     Any suggestions?  Any way to force ADSM to load it's device
> definitions from a devconfig file when it comes up?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> John Schneider
>
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