Thanks for the tip. Since I really needed to get moving on this, I am simply letting the new Library Manager server reinitialize the tapes as 8-chars as needed. This way I will recreate the offsite pool, fresh, and avoid the long list of reclaims that are constantly waiting due to lack of drives/time. Since these are only offsite copypool tapes, they aren't very critical (at least not for me).
CAYE PIERRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> 07/27/2007 07:55 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> To ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] 6 vs 8 character LTO2 volser - do I care ? You can adjust the volser reporting on the Library, which is the safer way to control volser reporting. On the main menu => more => Setup => Library => MEDIA The you choose the volser reporting 8 char or 6 char. After that, you will never bother with volser mode, and you don't have to manage it through special files of your OS Then you will have to re label all that tapes originally labeled with 8 char labels. I hope some are not already used... Pierre Cayé > -----Message d'origine----- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De > la part de David Longo > Envoyé : jeudi 26 juillet 2007 23:01 > À : ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Objet : Re: [ADSM-L] 6 vs 8 character LTO2 volser - do I care ? > > With TSM server on an AIX platform with LTO, there is an > option at AIX level in smit - devices that allows you to > specify 6 char for > LTO1/LTO2 tapes, and the LTO3 will still report as 8 char. > > Not sure if this can be done somehow on other platforms. > > David Longo > > >>> Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/26/2007 4:30 PM >>> > Thats kinda what I gleened from other sources. Thanks for the > confirmation. > > These 3583 libraries are so problematic, we only use them for > offsite copies. All of the real, primary pools are 3592-E05 drives. > > > > > "Stapleton, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: > Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > 07/26/2007 04:19 PM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > To > ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: [ADSM-L] 6 vs 8 character LTO2 volser - do I care ? > > > > > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU > > In reference to my previous posting, I am moving my 3583 > LTO libraries > > from AIX ownership to Linux ownership (as well as the newest 5.4.1 > server > > level). > > > > I just checked in some scratch tapes to the Linux system > and the tapes > > came up as 8-characters (090000L2 vs 090000). > > > > Do I care ? Is this going to cause any conflicts or other > problems ? > Is > > this going to require relabeling ? Can I set it back to > 6-characters ? > I > > read that LTO3 requires 8-chars but these are LTO2 only. No plans to > buy > > any more drives and we certainly wouldn't mix them if we did ! > > As long as you're not putting previously labeled tapes into > the new library, you should be good to go. If you're putting > in previously labeled tapes with no data on them (scratch > tapes), you'll need to force a relabel. If the tapes have > data on them, you're in for a hell of a time; you cannot > force a relabel without rendering the data unreachable. > > -- > Mark Stapleton > Berbee (a CDW company) > System engineer > 7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140 > Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511 > 763-592-5963 > www.berbee.com >
