Sh library shows the ports on the drives already in use. I need to see the information for the unconnected ports.
Our IBM CE had told me before that serial numbers and wwpns are software defineable on the drive. Just hoping that there was a way to get to these values without connecting the second ports to a san. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Chavdar Cholev Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 9:56 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] determining ts1120 serial numbers and wwpns try sh library On 1/17/2014 16:50, Lee, Gary wrote: > Is there a way to determine the wwpn and serial number defined for each fc > port on a ts1120 drive without connecting it to a fc switch? > I have been through the 3592 operator's guide and have not found anything. > > I am preparing for a tsm 5.5 to 6.2.5 upgrade. I would like to prerun cables > from the second ports on our ts1120 drives to the new fibre channel switch. > I also would like to create tsm macros to define drives and paths, and also > create udev rules to give the drives persistent device names. > > I currently use serial number to determine how to name the drives. > Doing all this ahead of time wil make the upgrade a lot simpler. > > Any help is appreciated.
