Thanx Richard for your reply, as i said this was old drive, the older guys changed the configuration of hardware setting in the panel to SPLIT instead of BASE. this was trouble. Hey i found ur link very informative to configure later part of the settings.
Chithirai selvan.R --- Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >i'm getting error while defining the Magstart tape > >3570 library it has 2 drive. > > > >(i removed the Exabyte library and i try > configuriing > >Magstar 3570 library.( pretty old setup.)) > > > > i can able to define drives individually, it shows > >element number 16 and 17. when i try to define the > >second drive it saying error ur drive or element > >conflicts with existing drive. > > > >this is wht i done > > > >define library ABLKLIB libtype=scsi > >device=/dev/rmt1.smc > > > >define drive ABLKLIB tape0 device=/dev/rmt0 > element=16 > > > >when i defining the next one > >it gives error > > > >define drive ABLKLIB tape1 device=/dev/rmt1 > element=17 > > > >ANR8419E DEFINE DRIVE: the drive or element > conflict > >with existing drive in library. > > I'm not a 3570 expert, but I believe you have the > drives backwards relative to > SMC designation. You didn't include your operating > system type or level or 3570 > subtype in your posting, but The IBM TotalStorage > Tape Device Drivers > Installation and User's Guide says: > Base configuration is intended for attachment of > one or two drive libraries on > a single SCSI bus. Control of the library is > accomplished by sending Medium > Changer commands to LUN 1 of drive 1 (the drive on > the left as viewed from the > rear of the library). > The 3570C Hardware Reference manual, "Mapping > Element Addresses To Physical > Locations" corroborates that it is Drive 1 (the > other drive being designated > Drive 2). The TSM Supported Devices page for 3570 > element numbering > (http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&uid=swg21053647) > verifies that Drive 1 should be element 16 and Drive > 2 element 17. > If queries in your OS verify your quoted rmt_ > numbers as belonging to the 3570 > (some RS/6000 systems have a built-in tape drive, > conventionally rmt0) then I > should think that your rmt0 should be the SMC, not > rmt1. (The "Drive 1" > nomenclature is just relative numbering; don't > confuse the number with device > numbering resulting from your operating system's > device discovery device > numbering.) > > Review the body of documentation on 3570 > configuration for TSM, and verify your > host device addresses before proceeding. > > Richard Sims > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
