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> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
David Longo
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:43 PM
> To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
> Subject: Re: LTO1 to LTO3
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> I am about to replace a few of my LTO1 drives with LTO3.
> Have s
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Bill Boyer
"Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield" - ??
-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Longo
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:43 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: LTO1 to LTO3
I a
Andrew,
Just a couple of things for you to think about. Since LTO3 drives can
read LTO1 tapes I don't see any reason not to switch all drives over to
LTO3 all at once. I don't believe there is any need to create new
device class or storage pools if you don't want to. Obviously you will
be dele
] On Behalf Of David Longo
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:43 PM
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Re: LTO1 to LTO3
I am about to replace a few of my LTO1 drives with LTO3.
Have started looking at all this stuff. You didn't mention the platform for
TSM server. Mine is AIX and one other thi
I am about to replace a few of my LTO1 drives with LTO3.
Have started looking at all this stuff. You didn't mention
the platform for TSM server. Mine is AIX and one other thing
to do is make sure the Atape driver is updated for LTO3 and
LTO3 WORM if you are using that, I will be.
Whatever platfo
Since LTO3 can read LTO1 media, why not just:
- In TSM, delete all your drives and paths
- Remove them from your OS
- Remove LTO-1 drives and replace with LTO-2 drives
- Allow your OS to recognize the new drives
- define the drives and paths to TSM
- Mark all your LTO-1 tapes as READONLY and just
I also have a few questions will I have to change TSM to recognise the
full 8 character labels at this point as well?
>>NO.
You can continue using the 6-char labels for TSM purposes.
(I believe the library still uses the 7-8th chars to distinguish between
media types, anyway.)
