I've always followed their docs and deleted, uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers. It is not too much of a problem other than sometimes you need to rename the RMT device names (especially if you are using FC multipathing to the drives.)
I'd stick with the tried and true. Ben -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Rhodes Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 12:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Upgrading atape and atldd In reading over the IBM procedure for upgrading atape on AIX (article 1174910), it says to removed the tape and lib devices from AIX (rmdev -dl fmtX). Is this really necessary? Can you just drop them to a defined state (rmdev -l rmtX) for the upgrade so as to not mess up the paths? Also, is it really necessary to uninstall the previous version, or can you just do a smitty upgrade. Thanks Rick ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.
