just break down the tape volser list into 5 differnet files the perform from
aix

nohup dsmlabel -library=/dev/lmcp# -drive=/dev/rmt1 -keep <filewith1st5th &
nohup dsmlabel -library=/dev/lmcp# -drive=/dev/rmt2 -keep <filewith2nd5th &
nohup dsmlabel -library=/dev/lmcp# -drive=/dev/rmt3 -keep <filewith3rd5th &
nohup dsmlabel -library=/dev/lmcp# -drive=/dev/rmt4 -keep <filewith4th5th &
nohup dsmlabel -library=/dev/lmcp# -drive=/dev/rmt5 -keep <filewith5th5th &

and that will keep'em all pretty busy

dwight

> ----------
> From:         Snyder.John[SMTP:Snyder.John AT canadatrust DOT com]
> Reply To:     ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> Sent:         Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:11 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      multiple label libvols?
>
> I've found that if I issue multiple "label libvol" commands (from the
> webadmin gui), only ONE of the commands will run to completion
> before the second will start.  I have 5 3590 drives and wanted to
> use all of them at once to label several hundred new
> tapes... but I can't figure out how to start multiple streams
> simultaneously.  (Mountlimit is set to "drives" on the device class.)
>
> Is it possible to multi-thread this kind of operation?
>
> (TSM 3.7.3 on AIX 4.3.3)
>
> Thanks...JRS
>