Have you thought about using an external media manager, such as Gresham EDT - DistribuTape? We have 3 TSM servers all sharing an STK9310 and it works great.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Sporer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 2:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tape Library Sharing 2nd Time >Since I didn't get an answer the first time I sent this I assume nobody >has ever done it. Does anybody have an opinion on whether it can be done >this way or must I copy all of the data? >Jim Sporer > > >>X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 >>Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:21:47 -0600 >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>From: Jim Sporer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Tape Library Sharing >>Cc: JAMES J SPORER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>I have a 3494 ATL that is shared between two TSM servers. Right now the >>Library is partitioned, meaning I have a separate set of private and >>scratch categories for each of the servers. I would like to change the >>library so one of the TSM servers is the primary library manager. Can I >>do this using the following steps? >> >>1) Set up server to server communication between the library manager >>server and the library client server on both TSMs. >>2) Update the library manager server library to shared=yes. >>3) On the library client TSM checkout all tapes with the remove=no option. >>4) delete the 3590 drives on the library client TSM. >>5) delete the library on the library client TSM. >>6) define the library on the library client TSM (define library >>libraryname libtype=shared primarylibmanager=primarytsm) >>7) define the 3590 drives on the library client. We are running TSM >>4.2.1.7. >>8) issue the checkin command on the library client for the volumes >>checked out in step 3. >>(checkin libvol libraryname status=private checklabel=barcode search=yes) >> >>I have a question about step 8. Do I issue the checkin command on the >>primary library manager or the library client. If I issue the checkin on >>the primary library manager how does the primary library manager know >>that the tapes belong to the library client? >>Jim Sporer >
