On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 10:15:18PM +0930, Wilkinson, Alex wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> A quote from Media Manager Sys Admin Guide
> 
>       "This wizard uses device discovery to auto-configure devices and add 
> robotic
>        libraries and drives to your Media Manager configuration. To perform 
> these
>        tasks, this wizard uses device serialization."
> 
> What is actually meant but device serialization ?

NetBackup keeps track of the drive serial numbers.  This is very
important in an SSO environment so that every host sharing the tape
drive knows it's talking to the right drive.  The device name could be
different on every host, but the serial numbers stay the same.

        .../Ed

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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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