Double-check with your STK support -
make sure you have the right level of robot microcode and the right level of
ACSLS to support 7000's.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laszlo Nemeth [SMTP:laz AT SYBASE DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 5:32 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      question regarding ADSM Vesion 2.1 and moving from DLT 4000
> to DLT 7000's
>
> ok  the setup is:
> AIX 4.1, STK 9710, ADSM V2.1, and DLT 4000s
> i'm moving to DLT 7000's the library is on ACSLS my tapes are defined as
>
>                   Library Name: APE
>                     Drive Name: STK_0_0_2_0
>                    Device Type: DLT
>                         Device: /dev/mt2
>                        Element: 0
> Last Update by (administrator): SERVER_CONSOLE
>          Last Update Date/Time: 05/01/97   11:33:19
>
> adsm> q devclass dltclass f=d
>
>              Device Class Name: DLTCLASS
>         Device Access Strategy: Sequential
>             Storage Pool Count: 2
>                    Device Type: DLT
>                         Format: DLT20C
>          Est/Max Capacity (MB): 0.0
>                    Mount Limit: 4
>               Mount Wait (min): 15
>          Mount Retention (min): 10
>                   Label Prefix: ADSM
>                        Library: APE
>                      Directory:
> Last Update by (administrator): LAZ
>          Last Update Date/Time: 01/27/98   15:44:14
>
> my understanding is that IF i remove the 4000s and the 7000s go into the
> exact same place (scsi ids same) then all i have to do is a
>
> update devclass DLTCLASS format=drive
>
> then make readonly any tapes that where writeable (untill data is moved
> off
>  them).
> any full tapes just wait untill reclimation cleans them up.
>
>
> please correct me if i'm wrong or give me any hints that might make this
> any easier ;-)
> anything i need to do to the aix&pains server?
>
> thanks
>
> laz