You can assign another category with the 'mtlib' cmd after checking in
and assign to server as You need them...

There is a redbook: Guide to sharing and partitioning ibm atl
on this stuff, a description of the predefined categories is in the
appendix.

We are using 'checkin' and 'label' cmds only with volume ranges...

Regards

Roger Hohmann

Joshua Bassi schrieb:
>
> Yes, that would be a way to visibly distinguish one ADSM servers tapes from
> the other.  But I have had customers run a
>
> checkin libvol lib_name search=yes stat=scratch...
>
> and accidentally grab the second ADSM server's tapes that were stuck in the
> Entry/Exit door and had as of yet not been checked into the first ADSM
> server.
>
> What really needs to be done is to develop a policies and procedures run
> book for operations to follow step-by-step in regard to tape movement.  I
> have had great success whenever I have left my customers with this type of
> documentation.
>
> Joshua S. Bassi
> Storage Management Team Lead
> AIX / ADSM Certified Specialist
> Dickens Services Group
> (404) 386-9848
> jbassi AT gloryworks DOT com
> www.TeamDSG.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Kelly J. Lipp
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 7:17 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: 3494 Library Sharing for ADSM sites
>
> Get two distinctly different sequence numbers for you tapes.  One site we've
> set up uses volsers starting with UX for one and LN for the other server.
> In addition, consider different color tape labels or even tapes from more
> than one vendor.  Make it as difficult at possible to check in the wrong
> tape to the wrong server.
>
> Kelly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Joshua Bassi [SMTP:jbassi AT GLORYWORKS DOT COM]
> Sent:   Monday, August 02, 1999 4:48 PM
> To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:        Re: 3494 Library Sharing for ADSM sites
>
> Rodrig,
>
> Be very careful not to checkin one ADSM server's private tapes to the other
> ADSM server!  This is the biggest "opportunity" of a problem arising with
> two or more ADSM servers sharing a 3494.  You can visit www.adsm.org and do
> a search on sharing the 3494 if you need more info.
>
> Joshua S. Bassi
> Storage Management Team Lead
> AIX / ADSM Certified Specialist
> Dickens Services Group
> (404) 386-9848
> jbassi AT gloryworks DOT com
> www.TeamDSG.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Rodrigo Cordovil Gazzaneo
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 12:46 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: 3494 Library Sharing for ADSM sites
>
> Hi,
>
>            Does anybody on the list have any experience with 3494 Lib
> sharing
>            between ADSM Servers ? I am studying the IBM redbook about it,
> which is
>            a little old (1996) but has the major issues adressed.
>
>            As far as I have read, basic points are :
>
>            - define /dev/lcmp0 for both connected machines
>            - define 3590 drives for separate machines (dedicated drives for
> each
>            server)
>
>            My big doubt is about tape control. I understand ADSM will assign
> new
>            category numbers for private and scratch volumes (like 300 and
> 301 for
>            first server, 400 and 401 for next server) so both volume
> inventories
>            won't share tapes. The redbook doesn't go deep into ADSM, so I am
> asking
>            for a little help.
>
>            Will I have to load tapes for both the inventories separately,
> first one
>            load for one server and then another for the other ? They will
> only be
>            registered to the library once, labeled and checked in for only
> one
>            server. Has anybody seen/written scripts for automating this
> procedure ?
>
>            If anybody has had any experience with this problem, please show
> me the
>            path towards ilumination !
>
>            TIA,
>
>            Rodrig

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