Hi Sam,

it exists two ways to share 3494. One of them is using TSM Library Sharing. One 
TSM is the master and the others are Client. In this case, all TSMs share the 
same category in the definition because you only define one library from TSM 
Master,but I don't recomended that. 

Second way is defining AIX like " Lan host attachment" or something like that 
in the 3494 Library manager. In this case you can define a new library in AIX 
TSM with a new category for scratch and private cartridges. 3494 library 
manager is be able to manage both TSMs. 

Regards,

Fran
Tivoli Storage Architect. 
Spain




----- Mensaje original ----
De: Sam Sheppard <SHS AT SDDPC.SANNET DOT GOV>
Para: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Enviado: jueves, 13 de agosto, 2009 0:03:38
Asunto: Sharing 3494

We are installing a new AIX server to replace an existing Solaris box
and need to share our 3494/TS1120 drives for some period of time. In
looking at various documentation on sharing the 3494 between two TSM
servers, it looks like I need to do the following:

1. Setup server-server communication (existing Solaris box will be the
   library manager).
2. Define the library on the AIX box with the primarylibmanager parm
   pointing to the Solaris.
3. Define AIX-type paths on the Solaris box to each drive with
   device=/dev/rmtx type operands as opposed to the /dev/xmt drives
   defined to Solaris.
4. Define DEVCLASS/STORAGE pools on AIX.

Two questions; do I have the correct definitions in number 3 above and
although the examples in the manuals don't show it, I assume the library
definition on the AIX box should also specify different category codes
from the ones currently in use on the Solaris server?

Thanks
Sam Sheppard
San Diego Data Processing Corp.
(858)-581-9668