I thought the Library manager would be able to mount the drive off the element and serial number info in the drive statrement.
Then informthe STA to send data to its SCSI device defined in the path associated with that drive. Although, if the TSM Library manager actually needs the SCSI device to mount the tape, then yes I guess the TSM Library Manager->Drive path must be configured in addition to the STA->Drive path. Ian Smith CAYE PIERRE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> 23/11/2007 10:47 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] TSM STA Paths The library manager, as it is said, is the library manager. When STA need cartridges, it ask the library manager for it. The library manager ask the library to mount a tape, then, when it know the drive where it is mounted, it will check the label of the cartridge, so an access (ie a path) to the drive is needed for the library manager. Then, knowing the drive, it find the path of the drive on STA side so it can tell the STA where the cartridge is mounted and address (ie the special file) of the tape. When you look at drives activity on the library manager, you can see that, during mount process of cartridge, the cartridge and the mount point are owned by the library manager. Therefore the ownership is transfered to the STA. A select on drives table (allocated_to) during mount process can show you all that. Regards Pierre > -----Message d'origine----- > De : ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De > la part de Ian-IT Smith > Envoyé : vendredi 23 novembre 2007 10:47 > À : [email protected] > Objet : [ADSM-L] TSM STA Paths > > I have a question regarding paths for drives in a storage agent > environment: > > If drives are in a library, can they be defined on the > Library Manager as drive, but ONLY have paths to the storage agent? > > Or must all drives need to be pathed to the library manager > as well as the storage agents? > > I was sure that the TSM Library Manager did not require a > path to the drive > > > Ian Smith > > > > --- > > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have > received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender > immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, > disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is > strictly forbidden. > > Please refer to > http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for > additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosures. > --- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosures.
