I think you would need to do the CHECKOUT with REMOVE=NO. If the library manager (the L-frame) wasn't being replaced, then the 3494's inventory would still be correct as to which system owned which volumes by their catagory. Since that all's gonne be changed and basically wiped out, the LM won't know which are your tapes. If the LM was staying and the inventory database the same, you could probably just do an AUDIT LIBR when IBM's done.
I would check them out REM=NO, then when it's back up do a CHECKIN STATUS=SCR followed by a CHECKIN STATUS=PRIVATE. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gill, Geoffrey L. Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3494 library swap out. On Monday IBM will be removing a leased 3494 and installing a replacement 3494. The library is shared with MVS but MVS has it's own set of tapes and exits ignore my tapes(TSM 4.2.1.9 on AIX 4.3.3) when they are inserted. It's been sugested I "checkout" all of my tapes, some 800 or so, probably with a remove=no since a 10 slot I/O port would slow things down. IBM says they need to remove all the tapes so they can re-level the library once they put it together. So now questions: (I am not concerned with the MVS side of things since someone else takes care of that.) Do I really need to do this? If yes, is there an easy way to do this or amI going to have to struggle through it? How about getting them back in/available? Should I be doing any TSM inventory? If anyone ahs gone through this or has suggestions please, please send them. Thanks, Geoff Gill TSM Administrator NT Systems Support Engineer SAIC E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (858) 826-4062 Pager: (877) 905-7154
