Unless things have changed in a more recent firmware than I'm running (always possible) there are three ways to partition a 3584; the web interface, the operator panel, and the barcode labels.
The web interface and the front panel both work the same -- how many drives, starting with number 1, are in the first library; how many drives are in the second; until all drives are assigned to librarys. And the same with slots, starting with the first slot and working out. If you want to have a dis-continuous library, with something like drives 1,2,4,and 8 or slots in multiple groups you will need to use the barcode labels and magnetic clips that came with the library. IIRC, tape drives are individually assignable and slots are assigned by the column. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Laflamme Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: TS3500/3584 Partitioning Options? This isn't strictly a TSM question; if there are TS3500/3584 user support lists or conferences, feel free to point me toward them. We're about to introduce LTO3 drives to our 3584, now calling itself a TS3500 after the last licensed code upgrade. Because these drives will be fronted by Decru Datafort encryption appliances, we'll want to put these drives (and their LTO3 cartridges) in their own partition within the 3584 so we don't accidentally write to unencrypted tapes with these encrypted drives. (Most of our cartridges in this library pre-date our use of encryption and thus are clear text only.) The last time we went to alter the partitioning of the 3584, our only option seemed to be a Wizard-like Web interface that asked us what we wanted in broad terms (How many drives in this partition? How many cartridges?) without letting us specify exactly what we wanted. Is there an interface for partitioning the 3584 that lets the administrators be a bit more involved in which drives or which tape slots are assigned to which partitions? Thanks, Nick CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the exclusive and confidential use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, distribute or take action in reliance upon this message. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by return email and promptly delete this message and its attachments from your computer system. We do not waive attorney-client or work product privilege by the transmission of this message.
