As a further answer from before on how to keep LTO1 tapes
from being used in LTO2 drives.
The DEVCLASS forLTO1 tapes has a parameter called MOUNT LIMIT.
If you say have 6 LTO1 drives and 4 LTO2 drives, then set the
MOUNT LIMIT of your LTO1 devclass to 6. That, I believe generally
prevents LTO1 ta
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>Has anyone tried creating 2 TSM library definitions on the one
>physical library address?.
>I've done that with ACSLS libraries, and I believe you can do it with
>3494 libraries...
You can do this with IBM 3583
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My fix was to set all LTO2 tapes as scratch and all LTO1 tapes as
'private'. I then assigned specific volumes from the LTO
>Has anyone tried creating 2 TSM library definitions on the one physical
>library address?.
>I've done that with ACSLS libraries, and I believe you can do it with
>3494 libraries...
I have 2 separate TSM servers going to the same physical 3494 library, each
server with its own set of drives. The d
Thanks Ben!
Wanda
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I have 3590E and 3592 drives in my 3494
Ben
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Has anyone tried creating 2 TSM library definitions on the one phy
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My fix was to set all LTO2 tapes as scratch and all LTO1 tapes as
'private'. I then assigned specific volumes from the LTO1 set to the
storage pools I wanted them in. It to
My fix was to set all LTO2 tapes as scratch and all LTO1 tapes as
'private'. I then assigned specific volumes from the LTO1 set to the
storage pools I wanted them in. It took about a week to get the LTO1
pools balanced. Be warned if you do this that a) database backups can be
to specific volumes bu
A quick answer is that although it is not now required in TSM 5.2
to partition the library, you can still do it if you want or need to.
I have LTO1 and 2 in same 3584, without partitioning. LTO2
tapes obviously are only used in LTO2 drives. However my LTO1
tapes can be used in BOTH drives and I
