Robert,

We recently replaced our TS3584 control frame since the our L32 model was going 
end of support last month. We replaced that frame with
a 3584 L53 model and from a TSM perspective it looked like a new library. This 
is similar to your plan of moving to a new tape library 
and we kept the same model library and you are doing the same as well.

You could move the LTO-5 tapes to your new TS3200 library and just update TSM 
to use the new library.

Here are the steps we used:

After IBM was done with the frame swap out we did the necessary San zoning as 
the WWN's changed with the new frame.

Then we discovered the tape drives and library control device at the OS level.

Next we ran the following command to update the library definition in TSM.

update library <Library Name> serial=AUTODETECT

That command allowed us to remove the serial number from old library. Then we 
just updated the path for the library in TSM to the new
library control point device and then TSM discovered the new library serial 
number and we were back in business with same library name.

Since we are using the same tape drives we only had to update the device in the 
tape drive paths in TSM. But you would have to delete the LTO-5 
tape drives and add the new LTO-7 drives in TSM.

Next we ran an audit on the library and then TSM was back in sync with the tape 
library.

So for your case I would perform the following after you have discovered the 
new library at the operating system level:

1. Remove all the scratch & pending LTO-5 tapes from TSM and then update the 
remaining LTO-5 tapes to read-only 
when you are ready to start the library cut-over. 

2. Move the LTO-5 tapes containing data to your new library. Turn off the old 
library so TSM will not discover it.

3. Run the update library command and then update the device path for the 
library path

4. Once the library is online to TSM then create your LTO-7 tape drives

4. Put a LTO-7 drive online and run an audit library

Then you should be able to checkin your LTO-7 tapes and then just let the data 
roll off the LTO-5 tapes.

William Sefranek
University of Buffalo
Enterprise Infrastructure Services
(716)645-5116




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Subject: [ADSM-L] Tapes from LTO5 to LTO7

Hi to all

I have a robot TS3200 LTO5 and made me a lot of problems . I acquire a brand 
new TS3200 LTO7 with 4 drives.

I wonder if I can connect the new library to the server (where library LTO5 is 
attach) and do:


1.       Checkout of all my tapes from LTO5

2.       Checkin those tapes to LTO7 .

3.       Do a move data or move nodedata or update the storage with next 
storagepool (LTO7)

Possible ???? Or other solutions ???

Best Regards

Robert