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Re: ATAPE/ATLDD device driver install question

2001-11-19 21:42:23
Subject: Re: ATAPE/ATLDD device driver install question
From: Tom Tann{s <tom.tannas AT USIT.UIO DOT NO>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 03:39:46 +0100
You will find the drivers at
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/AIX/
The manuals are one level above.

But this location hasn't been changed for years....?


On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Gabriel Wiley wrote:

> Anyone know what the latest and greatest level of MC there is for 3590 tape
> drives using AIX 4.3.3 ?
>
> You got to love the way IBM changes things, there is a new way to download
> fixes/apars/ml(s) .
>
> Don't delete the cache in your browser!!!!
>
> Gabriel C. Wiley
> ADSM/TSM Administrator
> AIX Support
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> Siempre Hay Esperanza
>
>
>
> "Seay, Paul" <seay_pd AT NAPTHEON DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 11/19/2001 
> 07:28:45
> PM
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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> Sent by:  "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
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> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject:  Re: ATAPE/ATLDD device driver install question
>
>
> The ATLDD and the ATAPE drivers are two entirely separate installs.  You
> can
> change one without changing the other.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jolley, Bill [mailto:bill.jolley AT EDS DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:31 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: ATAPE/ATLDD device driver install question
>
>
> I would like to install the latest Atape and Atldd device drivers. Is it
> necessary
> to delete the library definition along with the drive definitions?  Here is
> what
> support recommended and I would like to hear what others have done.
>
> delete drive definitions
> delete library definition
> delete drive at AIX level
> stop lmcp daemon
> delete lmcp0 definition
> deinstall/install Atape
> deinstall/install Atldd
> run cfgmgr
> define library definition
> define drive definitions
> mkdev -l lmcp0
> start lmcp daemon
> checkin libv libname * status=scratch(errors will be received on vols with
> data)
> checkin libv libname * status=private(vols received errors from prev step)
>