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Re: [ADSM-L] 8 char volser in 3584

2007-05-04 11:14:05
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 8 char volser in 3584
From: David E Ehresman <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 11:13:22 -0400
It turns out that what I missed is that on AIX for 3592 drives you have to 
enable 8 characters at the 3584 AND via a "smitty devices" on the Library Media 
Changer (smc0) which translates to a " chdev  -l 'smc0' -a tsm_barcode_len='8' 
".  

David   

>>> David E Ehresman <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU> 5/2/2007 3:12 PM >>>
I'm setting up a new 3584.  I had 6 char volsers enabled and volumes checked 
into my test tsm.  I checked all volumes out from my test tsm, enabled 8 char 
volsers, and checked tapes back in.  When I do a "q libvol" I still seeing 6 
char volsers not 8 char.  What did I miss?

David

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