Hey thanks for the missing details folks -
strange that the 4.1.1 online help makes no reference to ECRATRIDGE?? Hmmm,
seemed to disappear with the
intro of LTO by IBM. Food for thought;-)


everything is working like a champ!

CR
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Prather, Wanda [SMTP:Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 1:54 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: 9840 devclass configuration
>
> What is your server platform, what type of library?
>
> Here is the DEVCONFIG from my AIX TSM server, STK 9710 robots with 9840
> drives.
> The ACSDRVID parm on the DRIVE definition is because we use ACSLS software
> to drive the 9710 robots.
> If you are having TSM drive the 9840's directly without using the ACSLS
> software, you won't need the ACSDRVID parm.
> Same for the LIBTYPE parm on the library definition.
>
> FORMAT=9840C says use the drive hardware compression; FORMAT=9840 doesn't
> use hardware compression.
>
> /* Device Configuration */
> DEFINE DEVCLASS STK9840 DEVTYPE=ECART FORMAT=9840C MOUNTLIMIT=DRIVES
> MOUNTWAIT=60 MOUNTRETENTION=0 PREFIX=ADSM LIBRARY=STKLIB
> DEFINE LIBRARY STKLIB LIBTYPE=ACSLS ACSID=0
> DEFINE DRIVE STKLIB STK1MT0 DEVICE=/dev/mt0 ACSDRVID=0,0,2,0 ONLINE=Yes
> DEFINE DRIVE STKLIB STK2MT1 DEVICE=/dev/mt1 ACSDRVID=0,0,2,1 ONLINE=Yes
> etc.
>
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robinson, Cris [SMTP:Cris.Robinson AT LIBERTYMUTUAL DOT COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 1:36 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      9840 devclass configuration
> >
> > Hi All -
> >
> > I have searched high and low for references in the TSM manual and on the
> > List server for information regarding the configuration of a devclass
> for
> > STK 9840 drives.
> > I saw mention in the archives to defining the devclass as ECARTRIDGE.
> > Another of you said that the "Help Define Devclass" spells it out also.
> >
> > No dice. I checked the help files and found no mention what so ever. I
> > even
> > checked 3 times to reduce my exposure to being labeled as clueless! I
> can
> > be
> > labeled as clueless in countless other ways so I need not add to the
> list
> > ;-).
> >
> > So... what exactly is my syntax, complete syntax that is?
> >
> > My guess so far is "DEFINE DEVCLASS "DEVCLASS_NAME" "LIBRARYNAME"
> > DEVTYPE=ECART"
> >
> > I am at a loss as to what any other parameters "should" be. What should
> I
> > define the format as?
> >
> > TIA -
> >
> > CR
> >
> > __________________________________________________
> > Cris Robinson
> > Storage Engineering
> > Information Technology Services & Support
> > Liberty Mutual Insurance
> > Portsmouth, New Hampshire
> > 603.245.4837
> > mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com