Re: Defining 3584 Library to TSM on AIX

I know is late, but it can help.

You need to install the ATAPE on the AIX before run cfgmgr. When you install Atape is necessary reboot the machine.

Run the cfgmgr and run the command lsdev -Cc tape, you will see the library /dev/smc0 and the tapes /dev/rmt1, etc.

In this moment the library is ready to use. Define the libray in TSM and the drives, the element of the drives begins in 257 for the first drive.

Jorge Rodriguez

Caracas, Venezuela.

>From: "Klein, Robert (CIT)"

>Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"

>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

>Subject: Defining 3584 Library to TSM on AIX

>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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