ADSM-L

Re: 3570 Tape setting up

1997-11-17 17:47:59
Subject: Re: 3570 Tape setting up
From: Mark Adams <madams AT CSG.SITEL DOT NET>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 16:47:59 -0600
On AIX RS6000

/* Define library */
/*USE THIS AREA TO DEFINE THE LIBRARY */
DEFINE LIBRARY 3570 LIBTYPE=SCSI device=/dev/rmt1.smc

/* DEFINE DRIVE */
/* ON AIX THE ELEMENT NUMBER IS IMPORTANT AND YOU DONT WANT TO FORGET IT
*/
DEFINE DRIVE 3570 TAPE1 device=/dev/rmt1 element=16
DEFINE DRIVE 3570 TAPE2 device=/dev/rmt2 element=17

/* Define device class */
DEFINE DEVCLASS 3570  DEVTYPE=3570 FORMAT=DRIVE LIBRARY=3570 -
MOUNTLIMIT=2 MOUNTRETENTION=2

/* Define the primary Tape Storage Pool */
DEFINE STGPOOL STGPOOL00 3570 POOLTYPE=PRIMARY -
 DESCRIPTION="3570 TAPE" ACCESS=READWRITE MAXSIZE=NOLIMIT  MAXSCRATCH=20

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Martin Kompf [SMTP:MKM AT PROXY.SYSDAT DOT DE]
>Sent:  Friday, November 14, 1997 2:19 AM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re: 3570 Tape setting up
>
>Somchai Tachapornroong (somchait AT th.ibm DOT com) wrote:
> >Anyone ever config 3570 Tape drive (2 drives) with ADSM. I don't know
>how
> to
> >config it (3570) library
> >Although I already install latest ATape driver.
>
> I assume that you run ADSM at a RS/6000 (AIX).
> After installing ATape and rebooting you get a new device
>/dev/rmt0.smc.
>(or /dev/rmt1.smc ...). This is the System Media Changer.
> You will get a /dev/rmt0 and a /dev/rmt1 for the two tape drives in
>the
>library.
> Check that the library is NOT in split mode!
> At the dsmadmc prompt you can now:
>
> def libr 3570lib libtype=scsi device=/dev/rmt0.smc
> def drive 3570lib 3570drive0 device=/dev/rmt0
> def drive 3570lib 3570drive1 device=/dev/rmt1
> def devc 3570class devtype=3570 library=3570lib mountlimit=2
>
> Hope that this will help you.
>
> --
> Martin Kompf
> mailto: mkm AT sysdat DOT de
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