RE: TS2900 Media Library.

I actually configured it as Random and it gives me the power of do parallel save/restore; I can select the tape that I want from the cartridge catalog. I can do ANY save operation (last night I did GO SAVE#21 and worked like a charm), I only need to know the cartridge ID.

After try-error, I created a basic CL that Load/Mount/Unmount/Release cartridges from the Media Library.

The only thing that now I need is an option to carry out the tapes every once a while to the data center located 10 miles far away...

jmerinoh


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Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:50 AM
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Subject: Re: TS2900 Media Library.

(Back from two weeks vacation)

If you want to continue using it as a tape drive instead of a library see
if you can configure it as sequential instead of random.

If you want to use it as a library I strongly suggest using BRMS. We too
fought BRMS and learned all those commands you mentioned. Buried them
into our backup program and our operator instructions. When we decided to
start backing up from our DR lpar instead of our primary lpar we
contracted Sirius to come in and help us use BRMS. LOVE IT!


Rob Berendt