How to find the drive associated to the media server

[Gopinathsethu]

Hi Troops,

Please help me on the below.

Actually i want to know which drive is connecetd to which mediaserver. 

For example,

From the acs server i can see the drive by

q dr all

then it will show all the drives likw below.

1,0,0,1

1,0,1,2

1,1,1,1

i Jist want to know in that which drive is connected to which media server.

From the master server (Solaris) I will issue a  scan commant to get all the drive details. 

Please help me on this .

And also i just wand to know the difference between ACS library and TLD library.

Thanks & Regards,

Gopinath S

[revarooo]

Sorry it's early so not sure if I understand your question. Are you trying to match the drive to the drives you have configured?

What does tpconfig -d show on the media server or vmopcmd ?

Also 

-> And also i just wand to know the difference between ACS library and TLD library.

Automated Cartridge System Library Software, ACSLS is the software that controls an Automated Cartridge System. You have software running on a remote host controlling the library.

TLD you don't! Though you can have robot interface software.

[mph999]

Revaroo has given the correct answer to the asc/ tld issue.

To know which drive is conected to which media server use either :

scan - and compare the serial numbers of the drives.

Or the better way ..

cfgadm -al  /  cfgadm -al -o show_FCP_dev

This will give output like this showing the WWN which you might be able to trace through back to the device.

c3::2103000d77640cc8,1         tape         connected    configured   unknown

Martin

[Marianne]

You need to get the serial numbers from ACSLS, then check output on media server as follows:

ACSSA> display drive *,*,*,* -f type serial_num

This will give you ACS address and serial number for each.

Next, on media server, do the following from cmd (...volmgr/bin):

tpautoconf -t

This will give you serial number plus OS device name.

You can now match the OS device names to ACS addresses.

If devices already configured in NBU, you can check output of 'tpconfig -l' (same ...volmgr/bin folder).

Difference between ACS and TLD?

ACS: Robot is connected via SCSI or network to separate server with ACSLS software installed. some STK libraries can ONLY be managed by ACSLS. (List in Device Compatibility Guide). ACSLS is responsible for tape movement and knows where tapes are (slots in robot). NBU sends mount, dismount and eject commands to ACSLS.
The smaller libraries have Fibre or SCSI interface that can be connected to backup server or to ACSLS server. (List in Device Compatibility Guide.)

TLD control is where robot is connected to backup server (SAN or SCSI) and robot device is visible at OS level on backup server. NBU can then use this device to manage/control robot. NBU will then know where tapes are and can move tapes in and out of slots.

For detailed info, see NBU Device Configuration Guide http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC3656
There is a separate section that explains 'API robots' in detail with diagrams that makes it easier to understand.

[Nicolai]

Try tpconfig -emm_dev_list run from the master server -  it provide all configured devices along with ACSLS location. You can't from the ACSLS side see where a tape drive is attached to:

(output from tpconfig - sorted for clarity)

Drive:                          0317-2F

Index:                          1

Drive Type:                     hcart3(16)

Media Server:                   congo

Occupy Index:                   0

Opr Count:                      0

Status:                         2

Saved Mode Bits:                8624

Access Mode:                    82

Robot Type:                     ACS(1)

Robot Number:                   0

Loc1:                           0 (ACS)

Loc2:                           3 (LSM)

Loc3:                           1 (PANEL)

Loc4:                           7 (ROW)

Loc5:                           0 (column)

[mansoor_sheik]

hi gopinath

vmoprcmd -d -h < media server> command will address your issue

[Marianne]

Five of us tried to respond - all with a different understanding of the original question...

It would be nice if Gopinathsethu could get back to us......