Greetings, You don't say for sure, but I presume the same model of tape drives are in use in both tape libraries, LTO3 for example.
1) Delete the old Library from TSM. To do this, delete the: - drive paths - drives - library path - library In that order. When you do this, the old library inventory is deleted. 2) Pause the new library. Use the touchscreen on the library to do this. 3) Open the doors, and put the tapes into the new library. When you close the doors, wait until the library gets to Ready status. 4) Using the Web site provided for the library, or the touchscreen on the front of the library, perform a full inventory of the library. 5) Check the new tapes into the new library using TSM admin commands: checkin libv ibm3584 search=yes checkl=barc status=scratch checkin libv ibm3584 search=yes checkl=barc status=private (assuming "ibm3584" is your library name) 6) Issue "q actlog" to monitor the progress of these, and wait until complete. A "q libv" should show the tapes now in the new library. 7) Use the "update devclass" command to update the device class for the device classes that pointed to your old library so the now point to your new library. I don't think I have left anything out. Best Regards, John D. Schneider Phone: 314-364-3150 Cell: 314-486-2359 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hemi Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 1:28 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] New Tape Library Hi All , Im new to this forum ..I have similar kind of situation where we had to replace DELL libraries with IBM 3584ATL to windows HOST.My onsite person had pluged OFF the old library .... And Plugged in the new library (3584ATL) ... And device driver for 3584atl has been overwritten the previous DELL library ...We are able to configure the new library and drives of the new one ...and backups are migrating to tapes of 3584atl...but we have a problem moving the tapes from old library to new library in TSM level ... It shows in private status with last_use as NULL for few tapes which are already checked out ... For other tapes which are not checked out from libv with old library ... Shows 2 entries in the libvol .. my question is ..how to checkin the used tapes of old library to new one , and same data need to be accessed by the new libr when the old library is fully plugged off.. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by [EMAIL PROTECTED] via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to [EMAIL PROTECTED] +---------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail contains information which (a) may be PROPRIETARY IN NATURE OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY LAW FROM DISCLOSURE, and (b) is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to the addressee(s), you are notified that reading, copying or distributing this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately.