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Re: Library out of space. Time for disks?

2006-10-16 13:36:15
Subject: Re: Library out of space. Time for disks?
From: "Willeat, Todd" <willt7 AT STLO.MERCY DOT NET>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:34:06 -0500
True. But I consider 12 I/O slots a waste for only 54 data slots. If you are
taking that many tapes out at a time, I would consider the library
undersized...

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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Rick Saylor
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:08 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library out of space. Time for disks?

The 3583 does support 72 slots IF you are willing to use the 12 I/O
slots for storage. Otherwise, the maximum is 60 tapes.

At 11:48 AM 10/16/2006, you wrote:
>The 3583 is an OEM'd ADIC Scalar 100 and ADIC says it can have 4 columns
for
>a total of 72 slots (for LTO).
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
>Orin Rehorst
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:36 AM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Library out of space. Time for disks?
>
>We have three columns of 18. That's 56. My IBM rep says that is the max.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
>Mark Stapleton
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:10 AM
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>Subject: Re: Library out of space. Time for disks?
>
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
>Orin Rehorst
> >Yes, we are keeping offsite tapes offsite in the manner you described.
> >The addition of an AIX box ate up all available space.
>
>How many slots are there for tapes in your 3583 library? If it's less
>than 60, you can add additional slots.
>
>--
>Mark Stapleton (mark.s AT evolvingsol DOT com)
>Senior TSM engineer


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