Re: AW: Upgrade Library 3494

Up to you:

When you do audit library, it defaults to loading each tape to verify the
internal label.

If you don't want that (And I have never had a case where I thought it was
needed), you specify
AUDIT LIBRARY blah CHECKLABEL=BARCODE

On the 3494, that causes it to just exchange information with the Library
Manager data base about what is in there.  No rescanning is done.

For some other libraries (the 3583, for example) it actually causes a rescan
of the barcodes; depends on the library.

On the 3494, if you want the barcodes rescanned, you use the 3494's
INVENTORY function from the library manager console.
If you do a PARTIAL, you can do it while the 3494 is still online and
operating.  Then do the TSM AUDIT LIBRARY checklabel=barcode to cause the
info to be uploaded to TSM.

Wanda Prather
"I/O, I/O, It's all about I/O"  -(me)
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christoph Pilgram
[mailto:Christoph.Pilgram AT BC.BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM DOT COM] 
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:07 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: AW: AW: Upgrade Library 3494


Hi,

One more question : does the "audit library" load every tape or does it scan
the barcodes of the tapes or does it only look into the database of the
library manager ?

Thanks for help

Chris

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Rainer Tammer [mailto:tsm AT SPG.SCHULERGROUP DOT COM] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. April 2004 15:55
An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Betreff: Re: AW: Upgrade Library 3494


Hello,

Christoph Pilgram wrote:

>Question : Does the "audit library" not write the category from
>library-manager to TSM ?
>           Can you explain why you had to define an additional tape library
>?
>
>Thanks 
>Chris  
>  
>

No, TSM writes the correct categories to the library manager. We had to 
do this because our library manager
destroyed the database during an "teach library"...


Bye
  Rainer

>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Hart, Charles [mailto:charles.hart AT MEDTRONIC DOT COM] 
>Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. April 2004 14:40
>An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Betreff: Re: Upgrade Library 3494
>
>
>We just went through this as part of our 3590-3592 Tape migration in a 3494
>library.  Remember that the TSM Library Definition is where the Pri/Scratch
>Cat comes from.  So as long as you do not change the value you should be
>fine.
>Once the CE is done you need to do an Audit lib.  
>
>In or situation we had to define an additional (Logical) Tape Library
>definition with new categories and then checkout all 3590 tapes with the
>"Remove=No" parameter in the checkout libvol cmd then check them back in to
>the new lib definition so our new 3592 tapes can use the original lib def
>and categories so our scripts didn't blow.
>
>Hope that info helps.  
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
>Richard Sims
>Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 7:24 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: Upgrade Library 3494
>
>
>  
>
>>We are running TSM (AIX 5.1 / TSM 5.1) with a 3494 Library with about 2000
>>tapes inside (most of them private). Because we have new drives in our
>>library (3592) we have to upgrade the library manager software (incl. New
>>Library-Manager-PC inside the Library). Our support wants to take the old
>>    
>>
>PC
>  
>
>>out of the Library, the new one with the new Library-Manager-Software into
>>the library and make just a reinventory of the library to build the
>>library-manager-database.
>>I know that the info about the status of the tapes (private or scratch) is
>>available in the library-manager-database. With a new inventory, I think,
>>all tapes will go to category scratch. In our tsm-server the category is
>>also available.
>>Is there a possibility to get the info about the status of the tapes
>>synchronized from tsm-server to library. Is there a problem if library has
>>the tape as category scratch and tsm has the tape as private (member of a
>>tape-storage-pool with data)?
>>    
>>
>
>Christoph - An interesting situation there...
>
>For the effects of a change implemented in that manner, refer to
>"Re-inventory complete system" in redbook "IBM TotalStorage Enterprise
Tape:
>A
>Practical Guide".  (All tapes end up in Insert category. To be avoided.)
>
>Your IBM service people should be aware of better approaches...
>The Library Manager consists of the industrial PC, LM software, and a
>database.  The database is a logically separate entity, and can be handled
>in pretty much the same way as any other database can, to the best of my
>knowledge, which includes preserving its contents across a hardware change.
>If you activate the Service Menu portion of the control panel menu
>repertoire,
>under Utilities you will see "Backup database..." and "Restore
database...".
>Your service people should be exhorted to fully pursue the potential there,
>and not needlessly disrupt the customer environment.  Remind them that this
>is Enterprise level hardware and software, which implies continuity without
>untoward disruption.
>
>  Richard Sims,  http://people.bu.edu/rbs
>
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>  
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