Better use the tsmscsi for the library and the native LTO drivers, (there is certified driver on the ftp.software.ibm.com choose storage and look for the drivers)
Make use you use at least tsm server 4.2.1.6 or higer since there was a problem with data corruption and the LTO devices in 4.2.x good luck Peter At 01:36 24-05-2002 -0700, Kelly J. Lipp wrote: >I wouldn't do this. Use the native device drivers rather than the tsmscsi >driver for these drives. You are probably ok for the driver, but since the >elements are switched, TSM is putting the tape in one drive and then >expecting to see it in the other drive. Thus the timeout. > >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 >Samiran Das >Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:05 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: 3583 LTO library and drives in Windows 2000 > > >Gill, > >I will suggest you to do the following - > >Your drive definition shows you are using \\.\tape0 device, which means you >are using windows driver for tape drive. You should install TSM device >driver from TSM installation CD if you have not already done so. > >Then you need to disable your two drives and robotic arm in windows device >manager and reboot your server. After that start TSM utilities MMC and in >device information find out device name for your drive1 and drive 2. Then >redefine your drives using TSM device name. Delete your storage pool >LTOPOOL1 and device class LTOCLASS1. Define again LTOCLASS1 and don't >specify any format parameter this time. Define your storage pool again. > >Ensure that your cartridge holder is installed properly in library and >library door is closed. > >Samiran Das > > > > > Dallas Gill > <Dallas.Gill@AV To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ENTIS.COM> cc: > Sent by: "ADSM: Subject: 3583 LTO library and >drives in Windows > Dist Stor 2000 > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ST.EDU> > > > 05/24/2002 > 04:05 AM > Please respond > to "ADSM: Dist > Stor Manager" > > > > > >Can anybody out there help, I have a windows 2000 server currently running >TSM 4.2(going to be upgraded to 5.1). I have just connected up to it, our >3583 LTO library. I have defined the library and the drives in TSM using >the >following commands > >DEFINE LIBRARY LTOLIB1 LIBTYPE=SCSI DEVCIE=LB6.0.3.2 >DEFINE DRIVE LTOLIB1 DRV1 DEVICE=\\.\TAPE0 ELEMENT=256 >DEFINE DRIVE LTOLIB1 DRV2 DEVICE=\\.\TAPE1 ELEMENT=257 >DEFINE DEVCLASS LTOCLASS1 DEVTYPE=LTO FORMAT=DRIVE LIBRARY=LTOLIB1 >DEFINE STGPOOL LTOPOOL1 LTOCLASS1 MAXSCRATCH=30 > >but when I go to label and checkin some tapes, the library picks the first >tape then loads it into one of the drives and then it times out..... with >the following error codes in TSM: ANR8304E, ANR8302E, ANR9999D, ANR8446I. I >hope that someone can shed some light on this for me. > >Thanks >Dallas
