Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-14 Thread Zoltan Forray
Well, it looks like this is going to happen and yes it will be a pull-out-3494-push-install-3584/TS3500. We are trying to make this transition as easy as possible so I have some questions about prepping for this. One issue is we have 2-library manager TSM servers. This was done primarily for

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-14 Thread Prather, Wanda
AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull Well, it looks like this is going to happen and yes it will be a pull-out-3494-push-install-3584/TS3500. We are trying to make this transition as easy as possible so I have some questions about

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Zoltan Forray
[mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 5:52 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull Operators paying attention when loading them ;-) Using category codes there are 2-library manager servers. Since

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Remco Post
On 4 feb. 2013, at 19:43, Zoltan Forray zfor...@vcu.edu wrote: As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar with this beast (3494 has been my baby since it was installed in 1995). The book talks about *to communicate with a server, the IBM System

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Thomas Denier
-Zoltan Forray wrote: - As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar with this beast (3494 has been my baby since it was installed in 1995). The book talks about *to communicate with a server, the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library uses a

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Zoltan Forray
Thanks for the explanations but I still don't understand. Does the fibre channel connection replace the 3494 IP link? I think read that you still need IP for CLI? Are the drives still separate when it comes to paths (other than being defined as part of a library)? Is the fibre connection to

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Paul Zarnowski
5:52 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull Operators paying attention when loading them ;-) Using category codes there are 2-library manager servers. Since only one LM is used for offsite, 99.9% of tapes bring checked in are handled

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Ehresman,David E.
@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 1:43 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar with this beast (3494 has been my baby

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Remco Post
On 4 feb. 2013, at 20:32, Zoltan Forray zfor...@vcu.edu wrote: Thanks for the explanations but I still don't understand. Does the fibre channel connection replace the 3494 IP link? I think read that you still need IP for CLI? yes, there is an IP interface (or usually even multiple for GUI

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Richard Rhodes
: Zoltan Forray zfor...@vcu.edu To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 02/04/2013 01:47 PM Subject:Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull Sent by:ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Steve Roder
On 02/04/2013 02:32 PM, Zoltan Forray wrote: Thanks for the explanations but I still don't understand. Does the fibre channel connection replace the 3494 IP link? I think read that you still need IP for CLI? Yes, the TSM server will be configured to talk to the Library Manager of the 3584

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-02-04 Thread Allen S. Rout
On 02/04/2013 01:43 PM, Zoltan Forray wrote: As this project moves forward, I am doing more and more research since I am unfamiliar with this beast (3494 has been my baby since it was installed in 1995). The book talks about *to communicate with a server, the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Steven Harris
[mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Zoltan Forray
: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts and having more frequent outages due to robot issues

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Zoltan Forray
on a volser range filter in the library interface. W -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Nick Laflamme
On Jan 26, 2013, at 7:43 AM, Zoltan Forray zfor...@vcu.edu wrote: With 7-TSM servers (with more TSM servers in my future to address the need to backup many thousands of faculty/staff/student desktops) transferring data from disk-to-tape, all day long, I need spindles not necessarily storage

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Prather, Wanda
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts and having more frequent outages due to robot issues. Since we have 17-TS1130

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Zoltan Forray
Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-26 Thread Prather, Wanda
[mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 5:52 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull Operators paying attention when loading them ;-) Using category codes there are 2-library manager servers

Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-25 Thread Zoltan Forray
We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts and having more frequent outages due to robot issues. Since we have 17-TS1130 drives, the natural transition would be to a TS3500/3584. If we go down this route, one issue might be

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-25 Thread Thomas Denier
-Zoltan Forray wrote: - We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed 1995) due to difficulty in getting parts and having more frequent outages due to robot issues. Since we have 17-TS1130 drives, the natural transition would be to a TS3500/3584. If we go

Re: Tape library possible replacement - push/pull

2013-01-25 Thread Prather, Wanda
- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:08 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Tape library possible replacement - push/pull We are starting to examine the idea of replacing our aging 3494 (installed