NetWorker will not work, certainly not on Windows 2008, if the IBM tape
driver is installed in 'exclusive' mode.  NetWorker will only work if
the IBM tape driver is installed in 'non-exclusive' mode. I've tested
this.  Trust me.

tl 

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Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [Networker] Persistent Binding - IBM "nonexclusive" drivers

Hello,
This behavior might have changed with later drivers, i recall choosing 
Tivoli drivers.What install method do you use ( Do you use cmd line 
install or update from device manager), Do you expect the driver tab
will 
show Exclusive or non exclusive drivers ? if so, it does not, what error

do you encounter ? You will just need to be aware that "nonexclusive" 
drivers will allow simultaneous access to another application if one is 
present , if that happens, you may corrupt networker data or fail
backups.
Thanks



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Fazil Saiyed wrote:
> 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Note: Tivoli drivers ( this is an option within ibm drivers during 
> install) are recommended as i recall that all the Tivoli driver does
it 
> disallows simultaneous access to tape drive should another application

on 
> the server wants it ( safer that way)
> Additional persistent binding via HBA vendor and via setup from Adic
is 
> possible and  may be used.
> HTH
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 


The Tivoli drivers are the "exclusive" driver in the package, and will
not 
appear within Networker with or without persistent binding enabled -- at

least on the test machine we've been using.  Only the "non-exclusive"
IBM 
driver works, and I'm just checking to see if anyone has encountered 
anything objectionable about the non-exclusiveness....

Thanks for the info!

--brerrabbit

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