ADSM-L

Re: 3570 Tape setting up

1997-11-14 08:18:32
Subject: Re: 3570 Tape setting up
From: Randy Hessey <RHessey AT EMCOLTD DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 08:18:32 -0500
You may also have to specify the element address on the "def drive". In
our case the first drive was element 16 the second drive was element 17.

Randy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Kompf [SMTP:MKM AT PROXY.SYSDAT DOT DE]
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 1997 3:19 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: 3570 Tape setting up
>
> Somchai Tachapornroong (somchait AT th.ibm DOT com) wrote:
>  >Anyone ever config 3570 Tape drive (2 drives) with ADSM. I don't
> know how
>  to
>  >config it (3570) library
>  >Although I already install latest ATape driver.
>
>  I assume that you run ADSM at a RS/6000 (AIX).
>  After installing ATape and rebooting you get a new device
> /dev/rmt0.smc.
> (or /dev/rmt1.smc ...). This is the System Media Changer.
>  You will get a /dev/rmt0 and a /dev/rmt1 for the two tape drives in
> the
> library.
>  Check that the library is NOT in split mode!
>  At the dsmadmc prompt you can now:
>
>  def libr 3570lib libtype=scsi device=/dev/rmt0.smc
>  def drive 3570lib 3570drive0 device=/dev/rmt0
>  def drive 3570lib 3570drive1 device=/dev/rmt1
>  def devc 3570class devtype=3570 library=3570lib mountlimit=2
>
>  Hope that this will help you.
>
>  --
>  Martin Kompf
>  mailto: mkm AT sysdat DOT de
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