Our 3494 ATL has 15-drives, 5-TS1120 and 10-TS1130. We have just purchased replacements/upgrades to replace the TS1120 with TS1130 drives plus add 2-new drives. We currently have 2-TS1120 drives that are starting to act up and thus need to be yanked. 2-of my new TS1130 drives have appeared. So my thought is, why not just replace the failing TS1120 with the new TS1130, since that is what he have planned, anyway.
My question is this. Can I physically replace the drive, but not change the device format (currently 3592-2C) in the DEVCLASS, until a later date when I reconfigure all of library (which requires a full teach/reconfig), without any problems reading/writing to existing tapes. My other thought is to move an "upgraded drive" to my other TSM server which manages the TS1130 drives. You thoughts/suggestions? Zoltan Forray TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html
