Re: BRMS Network ?

We are using BRMS Network. We have 10 lpars spread across 3 boxes using 4
different tape libraries with 1 to 6 drives in each library.

Let's pick our biggest tape library - TAPKVL01. It has 3 drives (out of
the 6 in the physical boxes) assigned to it. We have 4 lpars using it but
only back up using 3 at a time. We may have 50 tapes in it for BRMS. We
use STRBALBRM to say lpar1 uses A# of tapes, lpar2 uses B# of tapes, lpar3
uses C# of tapes, lpar4 uses D# of tapes. Then it goes and divey's them
up. The network feature allows it to know who has what tapes assigned to
them. If you try to reassign a tape from one lpar to another it talks to
the other lpar and let's it know. Clue: have extra tapes balanced around
BEFORE bringing the system to restricted state for a full system save.
Otherwise it can't talk to the other lpar and it won't allow you to use
the tape - no way - no how.


Rob Berendt
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From: Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Date: 06/15/2012 02:56 PM
Subject: BRMS Network ?
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Anyone using BRMS Network with a fibre card connection to a SAN and or a
physical tape media device. I want to find out how this works for you
writing to it at the same time, restores, etc.
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