That's wonderful. Just the kind of info I was after. Many thanks indeed
Farren Minns |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------| || Remco Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | || Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor | | || Manager" | To: � � � [EMAIL PROTECTED] | || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | � � � � cc: | || | � � � � Subject: � � � �Re: 3590 | || 11/19/2003 10:00 AM | drive in 3494 lib question | || Please respond to "ADSM: Dist| | || Stor Manager" | | || | | |+--------------------------------+---------------------------------------| On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:31:27 +0000 Farren Minns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Running TSM 5.1.6.2 on Solaris 2.7 - SCSI Attached to an IBM 3494 library > with two 3590 H1A drives > > Hi All > > I have what is probably a very simply question, but then they all are when > you know the answers. > > I have a need to back up a 50GB directory on one of our sun boxes to send > to our US office. The machine in question does not have a SCSI card > installed, so I was thinking of remotely mounting the dir onto our TSM > server and then copying it directly to one of the drives in our library. > > Now, my question is this. If I put the library in manual mode, can I just > back up data directly to the device using the device special file name ( > /dev/rmt/3stc for example). > yes you can: 1- take the drive off-line in TSM 2- use mtlib to mount a (non-TSM!!!) volume in the drive 3- dump/tar/whatever 4- use mtlib to dismount the volume 5- set the drive on-line in TSM 6- use mtlib to eject the volume from the 3494 (mtlib -? for help on mtlib) You could probably use some rmt command from the server to backup to do your back-up thing without using nfs... > I'm sorry again if this is a very simple question. > > Many thanks > > Farren Minns - John Wiley & Sons Ltd -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten � � � � � � � � � � �http://www.sara.nl High Performance Computing �Tel. +31 20 592 8008 � �Fax. +31 20 668 3167 "I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end." -- Douglas Adams ***************************************************************************** This email transmission is confidential and intended for the person or organisation it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute, or disseminate the information, open any attachment, or take any action in reliance of it. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states otherwise. Although this email has been scanned for viruses you should rely on your own virus check, as the sender takes no responsibility for any damage arising out of any bug or virus infection. *****************************************************************************
