PROCEDURE TO DEFINE TAPE DRIVES AND THEIR PATH:
Initially we need to define tape drives in TSM Server :
Define drive libraryname drivename online=yes
Then we need to define drive path for the tape drives in the TSM server:
Define path sourcename destinationname source destination library=libraryname device=devicename online=yes
Ex: def path sandy_tsm drive1 source destination library=IBM3584 device=mt0.1.0 (or) rmt0 online=yes
NOTE: If we have 10 Tape drives we need to define 10 Tape Drives individually in the TSM Server.
Also we need to define Tape drive path for each single Tape Drive Individually.
Command to check tape drives and tape drive status in the TSM Server.
Q drive
If we want to check the tape drive and drive status for any one drive then use below command:
Q drive drivename f=d
If any Tape drive gone to offline then use the below command for getting back the drive online:
Update drive libraryname drivename online=yes
If any of the Drive path is offline then use the below update command to get back the drive path to online:
Update path sourcename destinationname source destination library=libraryname device=devicename online=yes
Initially we need to define tape drives in TSM Server :
Define drive libraryname drivename online=yes
Then we need to define drive path for the tape drives in the TSM server:
Define path sourcename destinationname source destination library=libraryname device=devicename online=yes
Ex: def path sandy_tsm drive1 source destination library=IBM3584 device=mt0.1.0 (or) rmt0 online=yes
NOTE: If we have 10 Tape drives we need to define 10 Tape Drives individually in the TSM Server.
Also we need to define Tape drive path for each single Tape Drive Individually.
Command to check tape drives and tape drive status in the TSM Server.
Q drive
If we want to check the tape drive and drive status for any one drive then use below command:
Q drive drivename f=d
If any Tape drive gone to offline then use the below command for getting back the drive online:
Update drive libraryname drivename online=yes
If any of the Drive path is offline then use the below update command to get back the drive path to online:
Update path sourcename destinationname source destination library=libraryname device=devicename online=yes