Andy, IMHO, this question should be addressed squarely at your local CE manager or Storage Top-Gun, not ADSM-L. It is their job to keep this library running well, and they have a right to have an opinion in this matter. I am glad you posted it, though, because it is something many people wonder, I am sure. Here are a couple things to think about:
1) Make sure you configure the IBM TSSC (Total Storage Solutions Console) to phone home any problems to IBM, so they are getting records of any problems. 2) Configure more than one drive to be a library control path, and make sure you set up your IBMTape or Atape drives to support that. 3) Plan to upgrade the firmware on the library and drives every 6 months to 1 year. This can be done through the Web interface, and is not usually very intrusive. I prefer to do it while TSM is down and the tape drives are dismounted, but that is just me. At the very least, you should plan on bouncing the TSM server that is the library master after a library firmware update. For the tape drive updates, if scheduling downtime is hard, you could take individual drives offline to TSM, and upgrade their firmware individually. This can be tedious, however, because upgrading them all at once via the Web interface is about the speed of upgrading one. Best Regards, John D. Schneider The Computer Coaching Community, LLC Office: (314) 635-5424 / Toll Free: (866) 796-9226 Cell: (314) 750-8721 -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] IBM 3584 preventive maintenance schedule From: "Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT" <andy.hueb...@alconlabs.com> Date: Thu, April 08, 2010 4:55 pm To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU The closest we have come to PM on our 3494 was a vacuuming after some DC renovations, but the library is only 8 years old. Andy Huebner -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Lamb, Charles P. Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:12 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] IBM 3584 preventive maintenance schedule Hi............. Would anyone know what the IBM 3584 preventive maintenance schedule should be and what that entails?? This e-mail (including any attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient or an authorized representative of an intended recipient, you are prohibited from using, copying or distributing the information in this e-mail or its attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.
