Hi Steve, Thanks for your advice. I was wondering if TSM 5.2.9 would be fine enough to support Tape drives Ultrium 460 and tape library MSL 6060.
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBM_TSM_Supported_Devices_for_AIXHPSUNWIN.html#LTO%20Tape%20Libraries Kind regards, Sadi > >Subject: Re: IBM 3582 and HP MSL 6060 on 1 TSM Server > From: Steven Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:34:04 +1000 > To: [email protected] > >Sadi wrote: >> Dear All, >> I am running TSM Server 5.2.4 on Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition and am >> going to upgrade TSM to 5.2.9 in a couple of days. >> >> >> We are in transition phase from IBM 3582 (2 Ultrium 2 Drives) to HP MSL 6060 >> (2 Ultrium 3 Drives) with IBM Library moving to our DR Site. >> >> My aim is to move entire data from IBM Tape library to HP Tape Library and >> here is how I am planning : Please correct me where I am wrong: >> >> 1- Connect HP library to the same SAN as IBM library. >> 2- Run Device Configuration wizard to setup new library. Would I require to >> define DEVICE CLASS myself or it is done automatically upon completion of >> wizard? >> 3- Create another primary pool with its device class set to HP library >> device class. >> 4- QQQQQ Can I move entire data from LTOPOOL1 which is primary pool and all >> the tapes reside in library (Approx. 18) directly or do I have to make a >> temporary migration pool. >> 5- I also have 2 Copy pools which I would be moving using the same procedure >> in 3. >> >> Once all the data is moved to HP pools, I will eliminate IBM Library from >> this TSM Server. >> >> Kindly guide me through this process with your valuable tips. >> >> Kind Regards, >> Sadi >> >> >> >Sadi, > >There is no need to move any data or create any new pools. > >Set up your new library and paths. I would always do it manually, but >the wizard will work too. >Checkout all your used volumes from the 3582. Mark them as read only. >Change the devclass that used to point to the 3582 to point to the 6060 >Check in all the used volumes into the 6060 as private. >Check in some scratches. >Resume normal operations. >As the data expires off the old LTO2 tapes, eject them from the library >and replace with LTO3. >You might have to use MOVE DATA after a week or two to clean up the last >few LTO2s. > > >HTH > >Steve > >Steven Harris >AIX and TSM Admin >Brisbane Australia
