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Goal

Solution

Configuration Of a Replacement Tape Drive

Replace The Tape Drive

Configure the new drive.

Encryption Drive Setup

References

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Goal

 Outline the process used to save the configuration from the existing drive and load it into the new drive.

Solution

Configuration Of a Replacement Tape Drive

This process will work for all T10000 models and the 9840D tape drives. It will work for drives in a SL8500 or SL3000 library and also for rack mounted drives.

Note – Use VOP to capture the current drive configuration settings and force a diagnostic dump before you power down the drive tray.

Configuration Tasks - see KB 1947419.1

Before you power off the old drive

Before you power off the old drive you will want to save the current configuration from the drive. You will need to save the configuration to a file. The configuration screens are available in the Configure>Drive Data menu item. The drive must be Offline in order to access these screens.
The following screens contain configuration data:
i. Fibre
Use this tab to change tape drive-specific Fibre Channel/FICON configuration settings.
ii. ldsnmp
Use this tab to designate IP addresses for snmp managers.
iii. Logging
Use this tab to select which tape alerts are to be logged.
iv. Maintenance
Use this tab to enable or disable the Bias Re-optimization setting.
v. Network
Use this tab to change network configuration settings, including the IPv4 address and network node name.
Click Save Drive Config to save the current configuration data to a file.

Stay connected to the drive with VOP and force a diagnostic dump on the drive. See the next steps in this process.

Replace The Tape Drive

Power off and remove the old tape drive. Replace the drive with a new drive.

Configure the new drive.

1. Bring up the new drive. Wait until it is fully IMLed.
2. Go to the Configure>Drive Data>Fibre tab and set the drive for the correct emulation type. The new drive will default to Fibre Channel emulation.
3. If you need the drive to run in FICON emulation you will need to change the emulation type:
   1. Select the FICON button near the bottom of this screen.
   2. Click Commit and the drive will IML.
   3. Go to the Configure Drive Parameters dialog box and click the Load Drive Config  button or use the ALT+L keyboard shortcut to import a previously saved configuration file. After the imported file is opened, all tabs are populated with the saved configuration settings. Marked Update check boxes identify changed settings.
   4.  Make any necessary changes to settings, and then click the Commit button or use the ALT+C keyboard shortcut to save your settings. The imported configuration file includes parameters specific to the originating tape drive.
   5. Click the Commit button or use the ALT+C keyboard shortcut to initiate an IPL to save and activate all pending changes. When you click the Commit button, only those fields with an active check box are updated. During the commit process, VOP loses connection to the tape drive when IPL begins. However, VOP automatically reconnects to the tape drive after successful IPL.
   6. Verify the configuration parameters are set correctly.  Be sure to clear or reset tape drive-specific parameters to accurately reflect the tape drive that imported the saved configuration file.

Encryption Drive Setup

1. For an encryption drive follow these additional instructions:
   1. T10000A and T10000B drives will need to be licensed to use encryption. See KB 1020924.1 for further instructions on licensing these drives..
   2. T10000C and T10000D drive will come pre-licensed from the factory.
   3. All T10000 drive models will need to be enrolled. Reference the OKM Installation And Service Manual  at http://download-adc.oracle.com/archive/cd_ns/E21112_01/en/E24531_03/E24531_03.pdf for detailed instructions needed to enroll the drive.

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