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Best practice for tape management with a tape library and BRMS is to use
bar code labels, and initialize the tape to have the same name as the
barcode, IE barcode says: AG1001, the tape would be initialized to name
AG1001. If your tapes do not have barcode labels on them, you can buy
Avery 6577 Labels ( 5/8 by 3 ) and use the web site:
http://www.mytapelabels.com/ to print them. It's best if you just buy
the tapes with labels on them.
You are correct about your library, if you put it in sequential mode it
becomes a very expensive autoloader for tapes. Stack several tapes in
there and when a tape is ejected, the next one will get mounted. BRMS
really wants the library to be in Random mode so it can control the
library. In your case right now, I would suggest waiting for your
installation of BRMS until after your installation. So Sequential mode
it is.
After your environment settles a bit, implementing BRMS in a single LPAR
environment can be done in most cases in 1 or 2 days. Adding in the
restricted state backup while you sleep is a real added bonus. It seems
to me there are quite a few wasted capital dollars you could start using
in a hurry with BRMS.
There are some lessons to be learned with BRMS such as backing up the
IFS and a couple of quirks to be aware of but overall it makes life much
simpler to mange backups.
<Vendor response>
Agile offers the services to install/configure/implement BRMS as
needed. Call if you care to.
</Vendor Response>
Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects
On 5/31/2013 10:27 AM, John McKee wrote:
We have BRMS installed. Never been used. Weird labeling on tapes - DAILY
and WEEKLY is likely the reason.
I have been informed that I will be responsible for pre and post install
backup.Not a big deal.
But, despite having a big media library, the tapes are inserted into the
single slot.
Our backup takes two tapes now. I was wondering if two tapes could be put
into the unit and a GO SAVE 21 would just grab the next tape . I know I
have seen something about configuring the library for sequential. Just
don't remember enough to do a search.
I was wondering if I could put two or maybe three tapes in the library, and
have GO SAVE 21 do a scheduled start and swap tapes as needed.
Is this just a BRMS thing?
I don't understand why we have a media library but don't actually use it.
John McKee
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