Is this not what mountlimits are for? Set up two device classes in the same library, one with mountlimit of 32 and one with maybe 40
The device class that your normal TSM stgpools and operations use is the one with 40 mountlimit. TSM server can use up to any 40 of the 64 drives. The lan free stgpools use the other deviceclass and can use any 32 of the 64. Not only that you can change these easily as needed, you could even change them via a schedule so that the TSM Server has drives when it needs them and the lan free clients have drives when their peak is. Regards Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin Canberra Australia On 16/09/2014 1:01 PM, Saravanan wrote: > Thanks Ronald. That was an example because I have only 10 LAN free > client to start with setup , mostly will allocate 16 drives for LAN > free ( multiple database in the same server) > > > > > > By Sarav +65-82284384 > > >> On 16 Sep, 2014, at 1:02 am, Ron Delaware >> <ron.delaw...@us.ibm.com> wrote: >> >> Saravanan, >> >> You could setup your tape library so that it is partitioned to >> use one half for normal backup clients and one half for your >> storage agent(s), or, you could setup your TSM server as a >> Library Manager and the storage agent(s) as Library Clients. >> Since you are using a VTL, the library Manager configuration >> would work best for you. >> >> Is there a specific reason you need 1/2 of the total drives just >> for the storage agent? >> >> >> Best Regards, >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> <mime-attachment.jpg> <mime-attachment.jpg> email: >> ron.delaw...@us.ibm.com Storage Services Offerings >> >> <mime-attachment.jpg> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Saravanan Palanisamy <evergreen.sa...@gmail.com> To: >> ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 09/15/2014 09:47 AM Subject: >> [ADSM-L] How to setup dedicated tape drives for storage agent >> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> >> >> >> >> >> Dear TSM Folks, >> >> Has anybody tried this approach to enhance tape drive >> availability ? >> >> Create 64 tape drives in data domain and allocate 32 tape drives >> only for TSM server backup ( Lan based backup) and remaining 32 >> tape drives dedicate for storage agent >> >> Is this possible to implement this setup ? >> >> I really had concern because storage agent definitely need tape >> drive should be defined and path must be online in TSM server >> before defining path for storage agent. >> >> Will it work if turn off tape drive path in TSM server and only >> turn on corresponding path for storage agent ? I never tried this >> approach and has anybody got real time experience on this setup? >> >> -- Thanks & Regards, Saravanan Mobile: +65-86966188 >> >> >
