Enabling or disabling a control path in a logical library
Complete this task to enable or disable a control path in a logical library.
About this task
After you add one or more drives to a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library, you can
enable or disable a control path. You can use this function to choose multiple control paths
for a single library, or multiple pairings of control paths and logical libraries. A logical library
must contain at least one control path.
Note:
Logical libraries with a maximum number of cartridges greater than 6,887 must use
LTO Ultrium 4, 3592 E05, or newer tape drives as control path drives. Ultrium 4 control path
drives require a minimum code level of 97F0.
To enable or disable a control path in a logical library, perform the following steps:
Procedure
1.
From the Work Items navigation pane, select
Drives —> Drive Assignment
. The
Drive Assignment screen displays.
2.
In the Drive column, select the drive that you want to enable or disable as the
control path drive.
3.
Locate the intersection of the logical library column and drive row that you want,
then select the control path icon to the left of the check box.
4.
From the Select Action drop-down box, select Apply, then select Go. The Operation
in Progress screen displays, followed by a Success screen that indicates that the
changes are complete.
5.
Select Close. The Drive Assignment screen redisplays with the new assignments.
Parent topic:
Using the drive assignment Web page
Removing a drive from a logical library
Complete this task to remove a drive from a logical library.
About this task
Attention:
If you remove a drive from the middle of a logical library, this will cause
noncontiguous element address ranges and may result in problems with certain
Independent Software Vendor (ISV) software.
To remove a tape drive from a logical library in the TS3500 Tape Library, perform the
following steps:
