Lee OK, so TSM2 and lib2 are both offsite? You're implying that but it's not 100% clear.
I'm not particularly familliar with TS1120's are these SCSI or FC attach? What connectivity is available between the 2 sites? Thanks Steven On 14 December 2011 17:59, Lee, Gary D. <[email protected]> wrote: > To clarify. > > Two tsm servers tsm1 and tsm2. > Two librarys lib1 and lib2 > > Tsm1 is connected to lib1 directly. > Tsm2 is connected to lib2. > > Lib2 is actually in our offsite location, and I would like to create a > connection from tsm1 to lib2 and get our current offsite data moved into > it. Then, I can copy storage pool directly to lib2 and illiminate carrying > tapes to a static offsite storage location. > > Both libraries are 3494s containing ts1120 drives. > > No library sharing is being used at the present time, but has not been > ruled out. > > Hopefully that has clarified things a bit. > > Questions are > > 1. If I define both 3494s to one machine, how to define them both to tsm? > By serial number? > > 2. If I can't define both to a single server, will library sharing with > tsm work? > > Some sample definitions would be helpful. > > > > > Gary Lee > Senior System Programmer > Ball State University > phone: 765-285-1310 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Daniel Sparrman > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3494 library questions > > Hi Steven > > A TSM library manager isnt mandatory in a 3494 library environment. If the > libraries are partitioned, he can just connect his two hosts to each > library and assign access through the 3494 CU. > > Which is simplest is just a matter of how the existing environment looks. > If the libraries are already partitioned for the two hosts, no TSM library > manager is needed, just make an entry for each library in the ibmatl.conf > and assign access in the 3494 CU. > > if the libraries are not partitioned, and there is limited 3494 competence > on-site, perhaps TSM library sharing is the way to go. It all depends on > Gary's requirements (like, can we share volumes between the two TSM > servers, or do they need to be divided). > > Best Regards > > Daniel Sparrman > > > Daniel Sparrman > Exist i Stockholm AB > Växel: 08-754 98 00 > Fax: 08-754 97 30 > [email protected] > http://www.existgruppen.se > Posthusgatan 1 761 30 NORRTÄLJE > > -----"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> skrev: ----- > Till: [email protected] > Från: Steven Langdale > Sänt av: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > Datum: 12/14/2011 15:39 > Ärende: Re: [ADSM-L] 3494 library questions > > Gary > > A library manager is mandatory to coordinate library access. Than can be a > standalone instance or the existing instance that has exclusive access (the > latter being the easier option with an environment of this size) > > Thanks > > Steven > > On 14 December 2011 14:22, Lee, Gary D. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have two 3494 libraries at different locations. > > I would like to have both defined to both of my tsm servers. > > > > Is it possible to define two libraries in the ibmatl.conf file, and if > so, > > how to define them to tsm? > > > > If not, am I correct that the other option is to share the libraries as > > necessary defining appropriate tsm servers as library managers? > > > > Thanks for the assistance. > > > > > > > > Gary Lee > > Senior System Programmer > > Ball State University > > phone: 765-285-1310 > > > > >
