We used to run a shell script that took one the drives offline temporarily, let AIX use it for mksysb, then set it back online for TSM. We didn't have a good way to have that tape volume be managed by TSM - we just put it in the same box with the rest of the vault tapes, with a manual label on it.
Sorry I no longer have the script around, or I'd list it here. Seems like we had to say "mkdev -l rmt0" and "rmdev -l rmt0" in there somewhere ... but that was the only funny thing about it. --------------------------------- Mr. Lindsay Morris CEO, Servergraph www.servergraph.com 859-253-8000 ofc 425-988-8478 fax > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Petur Ey?orsson > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: AIX Sys Backup > > > If your library supports partitoning (if you have IBM library 3584.) > > You can partition it so that the AIX has use of one drive and some tapes. > > thats one idea. > > > Kvedja/Regards > Petur Eythorsson > Taeknimadur/Technician > IBM Certified Specialist - AIX > Tivoli Storage Manager Certified Professional > Microsoft Certified System Engineer > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Nyherji Hf Simi TEL: +354-569-7700 > Borgartun 37 105 Iceland > URL: http://www.nyherji.is > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Gene Greenberg > Sent: 8. april 2002 15:49 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: AIX Sys Backup > > > Does anyone have any other ideas other than sysback for an aix mksysb or > savevg > to tsm library? It's frustrating trying to automate all backups and put > them in > a single basket. > > Thanks for help, > > Gene >