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Manually Configuring a Tape Library

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Sysop: Created page with " = IBM Support = = Manually Configuring a Tape Library on i operating system ... IOPs or IOPless IOAs = === Troubleshooting === == Problem == IBM tape libraries include 3590, 9427, 357x, and 358x. To manually configure a tape library because auto configuration is not turned on or because the device was manually deleted, you should follow one of the procedures listed in this document, depending on if the tape library is attached to a 6501, 2729, 2749 or 6534 IOPs or IO..."

= IBM Support =

= Manually Configuring a Tape Library on i operating system ... IOPs or IOPless IOAs =

=== Troubleshooting ===

== Problem ==
IBM tape libraries include 3590, 9427, 357x, and 358x. To manually configure a tape library because auto configuration is not turned on or because the device was manually deleted, you should follow one of the procedures listed in this document, depending on if the tape library is attached to a 6501, 2729, 2749 or 6534 IOPs or IOPless IOAs. Do not use this for 3494s.

== Resolving The Problem ==
IBM tape libraries include 3590, 9427, 357x, and 358x. If you need to manually configure a tape library because auto configuration is not turned on or because the device was manually deleted, you should follow one of the procedures listed below, depending on if the tape library is attached to a 6501, 2729, 2749, or 6534 IOPs and IOPless IOAs. Do not use this for 3494s.

'''Tape Library Attached to a SCSI or Fibre Multiple Function IOA'''

If the tape library is attached to a SCSI or Fibre Multiple Function IOA, it can be manually configured on an i system or partition by doing the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|1.
|On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''STRSST'''
Press Enter.
|-
|2.
|On the '''System Service Tools (SST)''' screen, select Option 1, Start a service tool, and press Enter.
|-
|3.
|On the '''Start a Service Tool''' screen, select Option 7, Hardware service manager, and press Enter.
|-
|4.
|On the '''Hardware Service Manager''' screen, select Option 2, Logical hardware resources (buses, IOPs, controllers, and so on), and press Enter.
|-
|5.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources''' screen, select Option 1, System bus resources, and press Enter.
|-
|6.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources on System Bus''' screen, locate the 2809 Multiple Function IOP. Select the 2809 using Option 9, Resources associated with IOP, and press Enter.
|-
|7.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources Associated with IOP''' screen, the screen will look similar to the following:
<code>Opt Description Type-Model Status Resource Name</code>
<code> Multiple Function IOP 2809-001 Operational CMB01</code>
<code> Multiple Function IOA 2729-001 Operational DC01</code>
<code> Tape Library 9427-210 Operational TAPMLB01</code>
<code> Tape Unit 7208-012 Operational TAP01</code>
Write down the resource name for the Tape Library and the Tape Unit. In this example, the Tape Library is TAPMLB01 and the Tape Unit is TAP01.
'''Note:''' If you do not find the tape library resource under the IOA storage controller, then the IOA may need to be power cycled, the cables may need to be checked, and/or the tape library may need to be configured differently or power cycled.
|-
|8.
|Press F3 three times.
|-
|9.
|On the '''Exit System Service Tools''' screen, press Enter to continue ending SST.
|-
|10.
|On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''CRTDEVMLB'''
Press Enter.
|-
|11.
|On the '''Create Device Description (Media Lib)''' ('''CRTDEVMLB''') screen, type the device description. Do '''not''' use the naming conventions TAPCTLXX. Use names such as '''TAPMLBxx''' or '''TAPLIBxx'''. Type '''*TAP''' for the device class. Type the Tape Library resource name for the Resource name parameter (example from Step 7 would be TAPMLB01). Take the defaults for the other options, and press Enter.
<code>Create Device Desc (Media Lib) (CRTDEVMLB) </code>
<code> </code>
<code>Type choices, press Enter. </code>
<code> </code>
<code>Device description . . . . . . . TAPMLBxx Name </code>
<code>Device class . . . . . . . . . . *TAP *OPT, *TAP </code>
<code>Resource name . . . . . . . . . TAPMLB01 Name, *NONE </code>
<code>Device type . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 3494, 3495, 3590...</code>
|-
|12.
|On the Operating System command line, type the following:
'''CRTDEVTAP'''
Press Enter.
|-
|13.
|On the '''Create Device Desc (Tape)''' ('''CRTDEVTAP''') screen, type the device description ('''TAP01, QTAPE1, T1''', and so on), and type the Tape Unit resource name for the Resource name parameter (example from step 7 would be TAP01). Take the defaults for the other options, and press Enter.
<code>Create Device Desc (Tape) (CRTDEVTAP) </code>
<code> </code>
<code>Type choices, press Enter. </code>
<code> </code>
<code>Device description . . . . . . . TAPxx Name </code>
<code>Device type . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 2440, 3422, 3430.</code>
<code>Device model . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 1, 2, 12, A01...</code>
<code>Resource name . . . . . . . . . TAP01 Name, *NONE, TAP02 ... </code>
|}
The tape library has now been configured on the IOA.
'''Tape Library Attached to a 6501 Storage IOP'''
If the tape library is attached to a 6501 Storage IOP, it can be manually configured by doing the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|1.
|When the system is IPLed, a resource name is generated by the system for both the tape library and the tape unit (you no longer need a tape controller which has been replaced by the tape library). On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''WRKHDWRSC *STG'''
Press the Enter key.
|-
|2.
|On the '''Work with Storage Resources''' screen, locate the 6501 Storage Controller with a Tape Library indented under it. The Tape Library will probably be resource '''TAPMLBxx''' (or possibly '''TAPLIBxx'''). Select the TAPMLBxx using Option 9, Work with Resource, and press Enter. '''Note:''' If you do not find the tape library resource under the IOA storage controller, the IOA may need to be power cycled, the cables may need to be checked, and/or the tape library may need to be configured differently or power cycled.
|-
|3.
|On the '''Work with Storage Controller Resources''' screen, select '''TAPMLBxx''' using Option 5, Work with configuration descriptions, and press Enter.
|-
|4.
|On the '''Work with Configuration Descriptions''' screen, select Option 1, Create, next to the blank line, and press Enter.
|-
|5.
|On the '''Create Device Description (Media Lib)''' ('''CRTDEVMLB''') screen, type the device description. Do '''not''' use the naming conventions TAPCTLXX. Use names such as '''TAPMLBxx''' or '''TAPLIBxx'''. Take the defaults for the other options, and press Enter two times.
|-
|6.
|This should return you to the '''Work with Configuration Descriptions''' screen. Press F12 one time to return to the '''Work With Storage Controller Resources''' screen. Select '''TAPxx''' using Option 5, Work with configuration descriptions, and press Enter.
|-
|7.
|On the '''Work with Configuration Descriptions''' screen, select Option 1, Create''',''' next to the blank line, and press Enter.
|-
|8.
|On the '''Create Device Description (Tape)''' ('''CRTDEVTAP''') screen, type the device descriptions (example, '''TAP01''', '''QTAPE1, T1''', and so on) and take the defaults for the other options. Press Enter two times.
|}
The tape library has now been configured on the 6501 IOP.
'''Tape Library Attached to a 6534 Storage IOP'''
If the tape library is attached to a 6534 Storage IOP, it can be manually configured by doing the following:
{| class="wikitable"
|1.
|On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''STRSST'''
Press Enter.
|-
|2.
|On the '''System Service Tools (SST)''' screen, select Option 1, Start a service tool, and press Enter.
|-
|3.
|On the '''Start a Service Tool''' screen, select Option 7, Hardware service manager, and press Enter.
|-
|4.
|On the '''Hardware Service Manager''' screen, select Option 2, Logical hardware resources (buses, IOPs, controllers,...), and press Enter.
|-
|5.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources''' screen, select Option 1, System bus resources, and press Enter.
|-
|6.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources on System Bus''' screen, locate the 6534 Storage IOP. Select the 6534 using Option 9, Resources associated with IOP, and press Enter.
|-
|7.
|On the '''Logical Hardware Resources Associated with IOP''' screen, the screen will look similar to the following:
<code>Opt Resource Description Type-Model Status Name</code>
<code> Storage IOP 6534-001 Operational SI01</code>
<code> Tape Controller 6534-001 Operational DC01</code>
<code> Tape Library 9427-210 Operational TAPMLB01</code>
<code> Tape Unit 7208-012 Operational TAP01</code>
Write down the resource name for the Tape Library and the Tape Unit. In this example, the Tape Library is TAPMLB01 and the Tape Unit is TAP01.
'''Note:''' If you do not find the tape library resource under the IOA storage controller, the IOA may need to be power cycled, the cables may need to be checked, and/or the tape library may need to be configured differently or power cycled.
|-
|8.
|Press F3 three times.
|-
|9.
|On the '''Exit System Service Tools''' screen, press Enter to continue ending SST.
|-
|10.
|On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''CRTDEVMLB'''
Press Enter.
|-
|11.
|On the '''Create Device Description (Media Lib)''' ('''CRTDEVMLB''') screen, type the device description. Do '''not''' use the naming conventions TAPCTLXX. Use names such as '''TAPMLBxx''' or '''TAPLIBxx'''. Type *TAP for the device class. Type the Tape Library resource name for the Resource name parameter (example from Step 7 would be TAPMLB01). Take the defaults for the other options, and press Enter.
<code>Create Device Desc (Media Lib) (CRTDEVMLB)</code>
<code>Type choices, press Enter.</code>
<code>Device description . . . . . . . TAPMLBxx Name</code>
<code>Device class . . . . . . . . . . *TAP *OPT, *TAP</code>
<code>Resource name . . . . . . . . . TAPMLB01 Name, *NONE</code>
<code>Device type . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 3494, 3495, 3590...</code>
|-
|12.
|On the operating system command line, type the following:
'''CRTDEVTAP'''
Press Enter.
|-
|13.
|On the '''Create Device Desc (Tape)''' ('''CRTDEVTAP''') screen, type the device description ('''TAP01, QTAPE1, T1''', and so on), and type the Tape Unit resource name for the Resource name parameter (example from Step 7 would be TAP01). Take the defaults for the other options, and press Enter.
<code>Create Device Desc (Tape) (CRTDEVTAP)</code>
<code>Type choices, press Enter.</code>
<code>Device description . . . . . . . TAPxx Name</code>
<code>Device type . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 2440, 3422, 3430.</code>
<code>Device model . . . . . . . . . . *RSRCNAME *RSRCNAME, 1, 2, 12, A01...</code>
<code>Resource name . . . . . . . . . TAP01 Name, *NONE, TAP02 ...</code>
|}
The tape library has now been configured on the 6534 IOP.

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