I'm pretty sure that Autolabel will work on a shared library.
Bill Boyer
"TEAMWORK...means never having to take all the blame yourself." - ??
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Shawn Drew
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:59 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Limiting number of drives used
HA, perfect! I never knew about the AUTOLABEL option. And wouldn't you
know it, we have it enabled already.
I also just found out about "SET DRMCHECKLABEL". I think that will take
care of everything.
Thanks!
Shawn
________________________________________________
Shawn Drew
Internet
lipp AT storserver DOT com
09/22/2009 12:10 PM
To
Shawn DREW
cc
Subject
RE: [ADSM-L] Limiting number of drives used
I don't have any useful counter ideas but I did have a thought: why limit
it? You can set the library to autolabel tapes so you don't need to do
that as a separate function and a restore can pre-empt anything running
(except a DB backup). You will wait a couple of minutes while the tape
dismounts and mounts.
I guess when one has 18 tape drives having two on the sideline waiting to
do something isn't a bad idea. 18 tape drives! And they're probably the
big fast expensive ones too, aren't they?
Kelly Lipp
Chief Technical Officer
www.storserver.com
719-266-8777 x7105
STORServer solves your data backup challenges.
Once and for all.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Shawn Drew
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:03 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] Limiting number of drives used
I would like to keep 2 drives unused at all times for restores and
labeling scratch tapes.
TSM 5.5/AIX/Atape
We have 18 Drives, 1 library manager and 5 library clients.
The "classic" method is to set the "Mount limit" in the device class.
However, we also have NDMP clients which are configured so there is more
than one device class pointing to the same library.
- I can't limit the NAS and LTO device classes each to 16 Drives because
some of the time, jobs to both device classes will be running at the same
time so the individual classes won't reach 16.
- I can't limit each to 8, because the NDMP jobs definitely need more than
8 drives when they are running at night, and the other device class needs
more than 8 during the day.
Can anyone suggest an alternate way to accomplish this?
Regards,
Shawn
________________________________________________
Shawn Drew
This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for
the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error,
please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord
with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or
partial,
is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the
integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will)
not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that
certain
functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas
RCC, Inc.
|
