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Re: STK 9840 and TSM 3.7

2000-03-23 14:28:59
Subject: Re: STK 9840 and TSM 3.7
From: Andy Carlson <andyc AT ANDYC.CARENET DOT ORG>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:28:59 -0600
We are using 9840's on an AIX box talking to HSC/libstation on OS/390,
if that is what you meant.  Seems to be working well, but when ejects
are happening from the silo, we sometimes see long mount waits.

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On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Virginia Hysock wrote:

> Thanks to everyone for your responses on this.  It sounds like you are all
> running
> an AIX server with ACSLS controlling your library.  Anyone out there using
> 9840's with
> TSM and/or HSM on an MVS OS/390 mainframe?
>
> Any issues with HSM recycle of 9840's still out there?
>
> Wanda, when you state that TSM reclamation of a tape takes longer due to the
> increased amount of data - like how much longer?  Did you change your
> reclamation parameters/percentages at all when you moved to 9840 (e.g. do
> you wait until the percentage of reclaimable tape is higher, etc.)?
>
>
>
>
>
> From:       Prather, Wanda <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>
>
> Same here, ACSLS 5.3.2, 9840's, AIX 3.7.2.
>
> No problems at all (other than 2 errors on a drive that were fixed with a
> microcode upgrade).
>
> Seek times are terrific; mount/seek/reclamation times all much better than
> with DLT.
>
> If you are converting from 3490 tape, you will probably find that seek times
> are as good, reclamation will run longer just because the 9840 can hold so
> many more files.  Only gotcha that I know of, when we converted to
> high-capacity tapes I had to increase the size of the recovery log because
> the reclamation processes were running a lot longer.  I suggest just keeping
> an eye on your log size....
>
> ************************************************************************
> Wanda Prather
> The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
> 443-778-8769
> wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu
>
> "Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think" -
> Scott Adams/Dilbert
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>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Owens [SMTP:Mark_Owens AT PRODIGY DOT NET]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:58 AM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: STK 9840 and TSM 3.7
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm successfully using TSM Server/Aix 3.7.2 with acsls 5.3 and a STK9740
> > with 9840s.
> >
> > Virginia Hysock wrote:
> >
> > > Keith and Kyle,
> > >
> > >      What has been your experience with storage of TSM data on the
> > 9840's?  Any
> > > problems with reclamation times or seek times on restores?  Do you send
> > the 9840
> > > cartridges to the vault - and for how long?  We are considering this as
> > well,
> > > but I have concerns about the above.
> > >
> > >                          Thanks for any info,
> > >
> > >                          Ginny
> > >
> > > Date:    Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:15:31 -0600
> > > From:    Keith Nelson <knelson AT OPENMIC DOT COM>
> > > Subject: Re: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > > MIME-Version: 1.0
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> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> > >
> > > I don't know that a direct interface between TSM 3.7.X and LibStation
> > > exists. We do it with an external library manager providing the linkage.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On 
> > > > Behalf
> > Of
> > > > Kyle Payne
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 2:54 PM
> > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > Subject: Re: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I don't know what STK library station is.  I am running TSM V3.7.2
> > with a
> > > > 9738 library that has 3 9840 tape drives in it with out any
> > > > problems.  There
> > > > was an issue with the microcode on the drives for the build 1.5 drives
> > but
> > > > that was fixed a few weeks ago.
> > > >
> > > > Kyle
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On 
> > > > Behalf
> > Of
> > > > Burton, Robert
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 1:14 PM
> > > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > Subject: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We are going to be upgrading our adsm server to TSM 3.7 server
> > code....
> > > > We have STK 9840 drives and we are under the understanding that
> > > > STK library
> > > > station
> > > > will not operate with TSM 3.7
> > > >
> > > > Is there anybody out there that is running TSM 3.7 on a STK box
> > > > with library
> > > > station ?????
> > > > Are you experiencing any problems?????
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > Robert Burton
> > > > Open Systems Storage Analyst
> > > > Royal Bank of Canada
> > > > (416) 348-3849
> > > > Robert.Burton AT RoyalBank DOT com
> >
> > --
> > Mark Owens
> > Prodigy Communications Corporation
> > 1565 Front Street
> > Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 10598
> > 914 448 1912
>
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