Hi all,

I don't know if this is a know error but I want to warn everybody working with 
external managers in TSM version 5.1.

We work with an external manager (see output);

Tape Paths : RS0010,SERVER,ASD_ADIC1,LIBRARY,  

Source Name RS0010 
Source Type SERVER 
Destination Name ASD_ADIC1 
Destination Type LIBRARY 
Library - 
Node Name - 
Device - 
External Manager /usr/local/bin/virop 
LUN - 
Initiator 0 
Directory - 
On-Line YES 

If I make a backup of our devconfig, there is missing an argument in the DEFINE 
PATH in the output :

It is :
DEFINE PATH RS0010 ASD_ADIC1 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=LIBRARY ONLINE=YES

It shoul be :
DEFINE PATH RS0010 ASD_ADIC1 SRCTYPE=SERVER DESTTYPE=LIBRARY ONLINE=YES EXTERNAL
MANAGER="/usr/local/bin/virop"

We had to restore our TSM database and it took two days before I found out what 
the problem was. 

So, just a warning

Greets,

Oscar Kolsteren
Postbank NV
Netherlands
e-mail : oscar.kolsteren AT postbankmail DOT nl
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