As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar with this beast (3494 has been my baby since it was installed in 1995). The book talks about "*to communicate wi
Author: "Ehresman,David E." <deehre01 AT LOUISVILLE DOT EDU>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:15:26 +0000
Why? Because its different than a 3494. It uses IP to provide a web pages for managing the library. It uses fibre channel to communicate with the host about tape mounts/dismounts as well as actual da
The 3584 can use a FC interface to control the library, saving the need for an extra network path between your TSM server and the 3584 library. You will still likely want a network interface to the l
Author: Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT JEFFERSONHOSPITAL DOT ORG>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 14:16:03 -0500
--Zoltan Forray wrote: -- FCP has a two level addressing structure: each storage device port is identified by a WWPN (World Wide Port Name), and each device supported by a given port is identified by
Because that is the way a 3584 works. 'in band'. leftovers from when the 3584 was still midrange and midrange libraries are controlled in band. BTW, with modern ts3500's features like control path fa
Thanks for the "explanations" but I still don't understand. Does the fibre channel connection replace the 3494 IP link? I think read that you still need IP for CLI? Are the drives still separate when
yes, there is an IP interface (or usually even multiple for GUI and 'CLI' access as well as SNMP. there is some communications between the drives and the library, but as to which protocol is used I d
Author: Richard Rhodes <rrhodes AT FIRSTENERGYCORP DOT COM>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:35:46 -0500
Your going to miss some aspects of your 3494 . . . . Here's how I understand things. The 3584 library is a SCSI library. As tape libraries began to multiply there was a need to make access to them ea
Yes, the TSM server will be configured to talk to the Library Manager of the 3584 via scsi LUN1 of your tape drives, where scsi LUN0 is the drive. The 3584 is a typical SCSI tape library. The IP acce
Ah, that. :) I know what you're talking about, I have a 3494 and a 3584 ("TS3500"). The TS3500 is a subclass of "SCSI" libraries. The command channel which the 3494 performs over IP is done over the
Well, it looks like this is going to happen and yes it will be a pull-out-3494-push-install-3584/TS3500. We are trying to make this transition as easy as possible so I have some questions about prepp
Author: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT ICFI DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:02:32 +0000
Hi Zoltan, What is your plan if you have to do this for a DR drill? Shouldn't be any different. Use a select or a Q LIBV to get a list of all the tapes that are checked in with their "owner" attribut
We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts and having more frequent outages due to robot issues. Since we have 17-TS1130 drive
Author: Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT JEFFERSONHOSPITAL DOT ORG>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:59:55 -0500
--Zoltan Forray wrote: -- TS3500 libraries are often equipped with a sort of virtualization facility, called ALMS, that allows setting up one or more logical libraries within a physical TS3500. If yo
Author: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT ICFI DOT COM>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:01:50 +0000
Yep, pretty much that simple. Check the tapes out of one library, check them into another. No more complicated than if you are going to a DR site that has a 3584 rather than a 3494. TSM doesn't care.
Author: Steven Harris <steve AT STEVENHARRIS DOT INFO>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:42:56 +1100
Zoltan, Please make your life easier by spending the small additional amount to get ALMS. It makes using the library so much simpler. Also for any advanced features, such as Storage frames you will f
Thanks for the details/reassurance. This sheds some light on possible issues that would make it difficult to do a push/pull, right now. filter in the library interface. If this is a absolute restrict
Thanks for the tip about ALMS. I saw it and figured I would need it..... As for replacing the TS1130 with TS1140 - . The cost is way out there. We just added 3-new TS1130 and upgraded some TS1120's w
If you need mount points, perhaps it's time to start looking at virtual tape libraries or other disk-based backup media. IBM will show you their ProtectTier line; EMC has a variety of DataDomain prod
Author: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT ICFI DOT COM>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:17:26 +0000
filter in the library interface. No, that's not an absolute restriction, it's just a convenience. It allows the case where operators throw scratch tapes into the physical I/O door and the library it