Re: Reading 'J' tapes on 'E' drives

So far, we've upgraded one drive of three in this library.  While we do our 
testing,
I've kept this drive separate by defining it to a new library.  Once we're happy
with it, we'll do the other drives, then they all will exist in the same 
library.


The instructions from the server README file seem clear, there is a section
explaining how to do exactly this.

Mike


IN ORDER TO READ THE VOLUME PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN IN 3590 FORMAT
     ON 3590E DRIVE (THE STORAGE POOL THAT OWNS THE VOLUME POINTS
     TO A DEVCLASS THAT USES 3590E drive):
     - UPDATE ACCESS MODE TO THAT VOLUME TO READONLY
        update volume volumename access=readonly;
     - CHECKOUT THE VOLUME FROM THE LOGICAL 3590 LIBRARY
       (THE DEVCLASS' OLD LIBRARY THAT HAD 3590 DRIVES);
     - CHECKIN THE VOLUME TO THE LOGICAL 3590E LIBRARY
       (THE DEVCLASS' NEW LIBRARY THAT CONTAINS 3590E DRIVES).


>did you just upgrade the drives ?
>You don't need to create a new library if you just upgraded existing drives.

>If you have a whole new library and new drives, then yes...
>       and then need to create a new device class because a device class is
>tied to a library...
>but the old and new drives are all 359x device type !
>
>hope this helps...
>I had a whole new/additional physical library when I did my switch...
>
>Dwight
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Crawford [mailto:mcrawfrd AT telusplanet DOT net]
>Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:02 PM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Reading 'J' tapes on 'E' drives
>
>
>Ok, maybe I've misread the documentation but, this is causing me some grief.

>
>
>In testing the upgraded 3590E drive, I've followed the instructions for
>creating
>a new library, devclass, drive, and storage pools.  What I'm trying to do is

>move a full J tape from the old library to the newly defined library, and
>read
>it on the E drive.
>
>I am able to 'checkin libvol magstor3e 101008 status=private devtype=3590',

>but when I try to read the tape, ADSM requests it be mounted back in the
>origional
>library.
>
>What gives?  I'm at wit's end (not that far from wit's beginning, really!)

>
>Thanks,
>Mike
>