Hi All,

We currently have 1 TSM server ver 5.3.3 on AIX 5.3, with a large database, 
228GB.  We have finally received approval to move this to a new server, upgrade 
to 5.5 and split the clients up to reduce the DB size.  We would like to have 4 
LPAR's created on the new server, 1 for a Library manager and the other 3 for 
client databases. Our library is a TS3584 with 12 LTO2 drives.  We are adding 
another expansion cabinet and adding 4 LTO3 drives but are staying with LTO2 
tapes for now.  Our current library configuration has the library shared but it 
is not a library manager since we only had one server.   

Due to the size and complexity of our environment, we contracted with a vendor 
to do the setup and start the process.  Now that the contract has been signed 
and we have started our planning sessions, the vendor is having a problem with 
the library manager/client configuration.  At first he said that there was no 
such thing.  I sent him documentation and they also found an IBM redbook on the 
subject but now says that it is too complicated since our server is so large 
and that I will need to partition the library, with some data loss!!  I am 
strongly against this setup and would like to know if I am wrong.  How 
difficult would it be to create a library manager and client setup for an 
existing environment?  I currently have over 1000 tapes onsite and as many 
offsite and naturally do not want to lose any data.  Thanks for the feedback.

Debbie Haberstroh
Server Administration