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Defining 3584 Library to TSM on AIX

2001-09-10 11:31:20
Subject: Defining 3584 Library to TSM on AIX
From: "Klein, Robert (CIT)" <kleinr AT EXCHANGE.NIH DOT GOV>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 11:31:18 -0400
We are trying to set up  TSM on an AIX system and are having problems
getting TSM to see the 3584 library.  I have done a search on the adsm-l
archives and did not see anything about defining a 3584 to TSM.

The AIX system is not seeing the 3584 tape library, when any commands that
try to configure or look at the device is issued, an error is returned

$ mkdev -l 'lb0'
        Method error (/etc/methods/cfgadsmdd):
                0514-051 Device to be configured does not match the physical
device at the specified connection location
cfgadsmdd[valid]: the device is NOT supported
cfgadsmdd[inq..]: free dds
cfgadsmdd[main]: error inquiry or building dds, rc=51

We need this device so we can continuing configuring the TSM server running
on the system.  Without configuring the tape library and drives, we can't
configure TSM server.

Part of the problem appears to be that the documenation does not describe
the syntax for specifying a fiber channel device, which is the type of 3584
library we have.  It only mentions a SCSI device.

Has anyone successfully defined a fiber channel 3584 to TSM running on AIX?
Any help anyone can provide would be most appreciated.  We have also
submitted a problem ticket via our IBM support team, but have not heard
anything back from them yet.
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