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Re: [ADSM-L] TS3500 Library with TS1120 drives configuration

2011-03-22 00:40:19
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TS3500 Library with TS1120 drives configuration
From: "John D. Schneider" <john.schneider AT COMPUTERCOACHINGCOMMUNITY DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:39:13 -0700
Mario,
   You don't mention whether you are using the IBMTape device drivers or
not.  Since this is an IBM library and IBM drives, you should be using
the IBMTape device drivers.  That is why the devices say GENERICTAPE
instead of 3592.  Go to www.ibm.com/storage and find the web site for
the IBM TS3500 library, and pull down the drivers it provides.
   Before you install the drivers, take a look at your zoning.  From the
description you gave, the library and the two tape drives are only going
to be visible from one FC path?  If so, then there should be one zone
for each tape drive, and no more.  The 3592 tape drives have two FC
ports each, but there is not much point in zoning separate paths through
each side of the tape drive if they all go to one FC adapter.
   The library can define a library control path for each tape drive if
you want.  In other words, in the TS3500 library itself, you can
configure Tape0 as a library control path, and also Tape1.  When you
configure the library devices, you will see two library devices appear. 
This is normal.  When you define it to TSM, just pick the first one to
be the device for the library manager.  If that device is ever
unavailable, the driver will automatically try to talk to the library
using the alternate path.  That is built into the driver.

   Once you have verified it is zoned correctly, delete the library and
all the drives from the server, then follow the instructions that come
with the IBMTape driver to install it.  It will configure the library
device and all the drives.  It looks like you have used the correct
device names to configure the library path and drives.  Once you get the
driver issue straightened out, it should work. 


Best Regards,

John D. Schneider
The Computer Coaching Community, LLC
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [ADSM-L] TS3500 Library with TS1120 drives configuration
From: Mario Behring <mariobehring AT YAHOO DOT COM>
Date: Mon, March 21, 2011 11:12 pm
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU

Hi all,

I have a TS3500 tape Library with 2 drives TS1120...how should I define
it to
TSM? TSM Server is 6.2.2 running on Windows 2008.


Here is what Windows and TSM Management Console actually "see"....and
the tsm:

 * 4 Changer0 devices
 * 2 \.\\Tape0 devices
 * 2 \.\\Tape1 devices
Tivoli Storage Manager -- Device List Utility

Licensed Materials - Property of IBM

5697-TSM (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2000, 2005. All rights reserved.
U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure
restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation.

Computer Name: HOSTNAME
OS Version: 6.1
OS Build #: 7601
TSM Device Driver: TSMScsi - Not Running

One HBA was detected.

Manufacturer Model Driver Version Firmware
Description
------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Emulex Corporation 42C2069 elxstor 7.2.30.018 2.82A3 IBM
42C2069 4Gb 1-Port PCIe FC HBA for System
 x

TSM Name ID LUN Bus Port SSN WWN TSM
Type Driver Device Identifier

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

mt0.0.0.4 0 0 0 4 000007841159 500507630F559506
GENERICTAPE NATIVE IBM 03592E05 1EC7
lb0.1.0.4 0 1 0 4 0000000A18580402 500507630F559506
LIBRARY IBM IBM 03584L22 7363
mt1.0.0.4 1 0 0 4 000007841088 500507630F559507
GENERICTAPE NATIVE IBM 03592E05 1EC7
lb1.1.0.4 1 1 0 4 0000000A18580402 500507630F559507
LIBRARY IBM IBM 03584L22 7363
mt2.0.0.4 2 0 0 4 000007841088 500507630F959507
GENERICTAPE NATIVE IBM 03592E05 1EC7
lb2.1.0.4 2 1 0 4 0000000A18580402 500507630F959507
LIBRARY IBM IBM 03584L22 7363
mt3.0.0.4 3 0 0 4 000007841159 500507630F959506
GENERICTAPE NATIVE IBM 03592E05 1EC7
lb3.1.0.4 3 1 0 4 0000000A18580402 500507630F959506
LIBRARY IBM IBM 03584L22 7363

Completed in: 0 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.

Why the tsmldst utility identify 4 libraries and 4 drives? Actually the
WWN and
the Device Identifier show that there is only 1 Library, but how do I
configure
it in TSM?


Here is what I've defined at TSM:

 * Device: Type = 3592 and Format = 3592-2C
 * Library: Type = SCSI, Device=\.\\Changer0
 * Drives: Device= \.\\Tape0 and Device=\.\\Tape1


All created PATHs are online....but I can't manage to checkin any
tape....

Any help is appreciated.

Mario

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