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Re: LTO1 tapes in LTO3 drives

2006-03-09 09:03:33
Subject: Re: LTO1 tapes in LTO3 drives
From: Nicholas Cassimatis <nickpc AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:00:55 -0500
Richard,

I believe the LTO standard has the ability to write one generation back,
and read two generations back.  So your LTO3 drives can read the LTO1
tapes, but can't write to them.

Nick Cassimatis

----- Forwarded by Nicholas Cassimatis/Raleigh/IBM on 03/09/2006 08:59 AM
-----

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 03/07/2006
07:02:18 PM:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to get a Dell ML6000 (also know as a ADIC Scalar i500)
working
> in place of a NEO2000
>
> The ML6000 has LTO3 tapes
> The NEO2000 has LTO1 tapes
>
> My storagepools are:
> tsm: AUMELTSM>q stg
> Session established with server AUMELTSM: Windows
>   Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 2.4
>   Server date/time: 03/08/2006 10:30:01  Last access: 03/08/2006 09:08:18
>
>
> Storage         Device          Estimated       Pct       Pct     High
Low
>     Next Stora-
> Pool Name       Class Name       Capacity      Util      Migr      Mig
Mig
>     ge Pool
>                                                                    Pct
Pct
> -----------     ----------     ----------     -----     -----     ----
---
>     -----------
> ARCCOPYPOOL     LTOCLASS2           0.0 M       0.0       0.0       90
70
> ARCHIVEPOOL     DISK                0.0 M       0.0       0.0       90
70
>     ARCTAPEPOOL
> ARCTAPEPOOL     LTOCLASS2           0.0 M       0.0       0.0       90
70
> BACKUPPOOL      DISK              1,000 G      57.5      57.5       90
70
>     TAPEPOOL
> COPYPOOL        LTOCLASS2        11,814 G       2.2
> DISKPOOL        DISK                190 G      26.0       0.0       70
30
>     LTOPOOL1
> DOMCOPY         LTOCLASS2         7,348 G       0.3
> DOMDISK         DISK                200 G      86.4      86.4        0
0
>     DOMTAPE
> DOMTAPE         LTOCLASS2         7,661 G       8.0      18.0       90
70
> LTOPOOL1        LTOCLASS2        83,988 G       0.8       2.2       90
70
> MONTHCOPY       LTOCLASS2         8,029 G      18.6
> MONTHDISK       DISK                400 G      84.7      84.7        0
0
>     MONTHTAPE
> MONTHTAPE       LTOCLASS2         8,514 G      18.3      30.0       90
70
> OFFSITE_CO-     LTOCLASS2      15,731,573       0.0
>  PYPOOL                                 G
> SPACEMGPOOL     DISK                0.0 M       0.0       0.0       90
70
> TAPEPOOL        LTOCLASS2        10,000 G       0.0       2.0       90
70
>
> My question is do I need to create another Storage Pool use the LTO1's in

> the ML6000 library?  I am getting the error ...
>
> ANR2017I Administrator issued command: BACKUP DB dev=ltoclass2 type=full
> vol=HZ0245L1
> ANR0984I Process 27 for DATABASE BACKUP started in the BACKGROUND at
> 14:32:50.
> ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 27.
> ANR8369E Library NEO2000 is not defined.
> ANR1401W Mount request denied for volume HZ0245L1 - mount failed.
> ANR4578E Database backup/restore terminated - required volume was not
> mounted.
> ANR0985I Process 27 for DATABASE BACKUP running in the BACKGROUND
> completed with completion state FAILURE at 14:34:28.
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Whybrow
> Network Administrator
> Hertz Australia Pty Limited
> Level 5, 10 Dorcas Street
> South Melbourne 3205
> Victoria, Australia
> Telephone:             +61 3 96982252
> Mobile:                    +61 402905580
> Facsimile:                +61 3 96982266
> E-Mail:                     rwhybrow AT hertz DOT com
>
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> BC), Antigone
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