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Yes, you can switch them back and forth manually fairly easy with the
HMC.  If you don't have a lot to backup on one of the LPARs you can
setup a simple CL to save the objects you want into a save file(s) and
do a SAVRSTOBJ from that LPAR to your main one with the tape drive and
backup the save files there.  We have a development LPAR and a
Production LPAR.  I simply send over our source code every day along
with a few other things for a daily backup.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Burns, Bryan
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:45 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: One tape drive for two partitions

What does it take to use one 3581 tape drive to backup two partitions on
a 9406-520? 

We were led to believe that we would have the hardware to make our 3581
switchable when we first engaged a BP to configure an LPAR; but are told
now that a script will have to be written that will cost several
thousand dollars. This is not a very common script that's just
boilerplate?  Isn't using one tape drive for more that one partition an
overwhelming desire by most shops?  IBM hasn't included this
functionality in the HMC?

Bryan Burns


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