Dirk,
 If you are using the same media type, yes you can place the existing
media in the new Library. First, you will have to define the new library
and update the device class definition to reflect the new library. After
loading your tapes in the library you will need to perform a library
audit.

Duane

Enterprise Computing
Quad/Graphics Inc.
Sussex, Wisconsin



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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Dirk Kastens
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 3:59 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Library upgrade question


Hi,

we are going to exchange our Adic Scalar 100 for
a Scalar 1000, soon.
Would it be possible to simply move the DLT tapes
from the old library to the new one, if we keep
the names of the library and the drives in TSM
(doing an audit library afterwards)?
Or do we have to connect both libraries to migrate
the data to the new one (what will take some time
for 5 TB)?
What's the best way to keep the old data?

Thanks in advance,

Dirk Kastens............Tel.: +49 541 969-2347
Universitaet Osnabrueck, Rechenzentrum (Computer Center) Albrechtstr.
28, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany