> Here is my request : I would like to perform a daily checkout of my
>dbbackup(full) volume from the tape library (LTO 3583) without
>having the operator issue the checkout libv command. All I want the operator
>to do is to open the I/O station and remove the tapes.
>Is there any solution ???
>I've set up a procedure/script to perform the automated checkout of volumes
>from the library but unfortunately, I've hit a wall on how TSM can pass a
>list of volumes to the checkout command . Here is an example of my script :
Lee - I faced the same thing in implementing our "poor man's DRM", and
after a lot of brain-wracking came up with the solution of having
our morning administration Server Script dynamically create, plant, and
execute a subsidiary Server Script to do the deed, like:
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/* Get the volname of that backup and create a secondary script to eject it... */
Query DRMedia DBBackup=Yes COPYstgpool=NONE BEGINDate=TODAY Format=Cmd -
CMd="CHECKOut LIBVolume OurLibName &VOL CHECKLabel=No REMove=Yes"
CMDFilename=/tmp/ADSM-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT APPend=No
if (RC_OK) goto query_drm_eject_ok
DEFine CLIENTAction OurNode ACTion=Command -
OBJects='mail -s "Query DRMedia failed for todays dbbackup" adsm-admin@OurFairCity
</dev/null >/dev/null'
goto query_drm_eject_bottom
query_drm_eject_ok:
DELete SCRipt TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
DEFine SCRipt TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT File=/tmp/ADSM-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
RUn TEMP-DBB-EJECT-SCRIPT
query_drm_eject_bottom:
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Note that you don't have to have DRM to use Query DRMedia: it's one of
those generally exploitable resources, which came in handy for us.
Richard Sims, BU
