That's exactly what I am expecting too. I assume that you can have a library SCSI attached as opposed to LAN (as I have). But in my case SCSI target IDs etc do not matter as I only point to an alias defined in the ibmatl.conf file. I also will have to change the drives from /dev/rmt/0stc,1stc to 2 and 3stc, but apart from that everything else will be just as it was. I'm even bringing the new server up the with the same name and IP address as the old one.
>From the testing I have done so far I know I can restore the dB so communication with the drives is OK, and I tested a few mtlib commands and they worked too, so all should be OK... fingers crossed :-) As it stands the old server will still be there should I need to go back to it after a couple of days. I realise that this safety net will only be available for a few days but I should find out pretty quick if there are problems contacting the lib/drives etc. Many thanks again to everyone who has helped me with this and by all means if I am still missing something and if there really is a need to remove/redefine the drives,lib paths etc then I'd still be very interested to hear it. All the best Farren Minns |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------| | Dirk Kastens | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | CK.DE> | To| | Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor | ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU | | Manager" | cc| | <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> | | | | Subject| | 20/03/2006 08:32 | Re: [ADSM-L] New TSM | | | Server, DB and STG | | Please respond to | POOL question | | "ADSM: Dist Stor | | | Manager" | | | <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> | | | | | | | | | | | |-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------| Farren Minns wrote: > I may be missing something here of course. I also don't see a need for deleting and redefining the paths, drives and libraries. As I said, I connected our library from the old (AIX5.1) to the new server (AIX5.3). Although the AIX devices changed from rmt1-rmt6 to rmt0-rmt5, and although I renamed the TSM drives from DRIVE1-DRIVE6 to DRIVE0-DRIVE5, as soon as I restored the database on the new server, TSM was running without problems. There were no tapes missing and all backups and restores were running as if nothing happened. -- Regards, Dirk Kastens Universitaet Osnabrueck, Rechenzentrum (Computer Center) Albrechtstr. 28, 49069 Osnabrueck, Germany Tel.: +49-541-969-2347, FAX: -2470 ###################################################################### The information contained in this e-mail and any subsequent correspondence is private and confidential and intended solely for the named recipient(s). If you are not a named recipient, you must not copy, distribute, or disseminate the information, open any attachment, or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received the e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual sender, unless otherwise stated. Although this e-mail has been scanned for viruses you should rely on your own virus check, as the sender accepts no liability for any damage arising out of any bug or virus infection. ######################################################################
