Thanks Becky and Kelly for the info. Kelly, why would I need san attached drives for option 2, if both TSM servers are running on the same machine? Jim
At 04:49 PM 3/14/2002 -0600, you wrote: >We ran option 1 for a long time both with twintailed scsi and a san but have >now mostly switched to option 2. We shared all of the drives and frequently >ran into problems where tsmsvr1 had a drive and tsmsvr2 tried for awhile to >use it and then marked it unavailable until I marked it online. With 1 you >definitely need different catagories and you have to be careful. It makes >it easier if you use 100's for one and 200's for the other because I want to >say the number above the scratch is automatically saved for the same systems >private or vice versa and it can get you in trouble. The best explaination >I have run into on how to set up the library manager is in the LTO Open >Redbook and you just modify what you need for 3494. > >Good luck >Becky > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kelly J. Lipp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:28 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Multiple TSM Servers on Same Machine > > >Two ways to set this up: > >1. Two separate TSM server sharing the library: use different categories and >be careful. >2. Have one of the servers act as the library manager. The second asks the >first for resources and tape mounts, etc. The first server knows about all >of scratch volumes, same categories. See library sharing documentation. >You also need a license for this option. > >Option 1 with the 3494 is probably the way to go. Unless you have SAN >attached drives. Then use 2 so you can share the drives between the two >servers. > >IMHO. > >Kelly J. Lipp >Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc. >PO Box 51313 >Colorado Springs, CO 80949 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.storsol.com or www.storserver.com >(719)531-5926 >Fax: (240)539-7175 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Jim Sporer >Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:16 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Multiple TSM Servers on Same Machine > > >I am in the process of setting up a second TSM server on the same >machine. I was curious if there are others doing that with a 3494 >ATL. From what I can tell you can share the 3494 atl resources between >the two servers, meaning the tapes and the drives by specifying a >primarylibrarymanager. Do you use the same scratch and private categories >for the tapes used by both servers? >Jim Sporer
