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Replace a tape drive in HPSS
1. log-in on core 2. call hpss gui: /opt/hpss/bin/hpssgui.pl & 3. Select Device/Drive List (if necessary choose preferency "Movers(tape)") 4. select the drive to be replaced 5. set "locked" the drive to be replaced: Device Administration-->Lock and Drive Administration-->Lock 6. drive is ready for replacing 7. replace the drive in the tape library 7.1 insert documentation of the replace in LSDF Wiki (System Logs) 8. Reactivate the replaced drive in hpss 8.1 Show the drive configuration in hpss gui: Select the drive Choose Configure Read field "Drive Address" x,y,z,t 8.2. Reconfigure acsls log-in on acsls mashine (scc-stk-lib01, 172.21.238.64) cmd_proc -ql ACSSA> display drive * -f serial_num ACSSA>logoff 8.3. reconfigure the repalaced drive in acsls config drive x,y,z Drive id Old Type New Type chg Drive Serial Number -------- -------- -------- ----------------------- 0 T1D unchanged * 579004007294
NOTICE: "drive id" is the number t read from Step 8.1 8.4. reconfigure the drive in hpss change filed configure-->Device Name-->Update 8.5. unlock the drive in hpss Devices and Drives-->select the drive Device Administration-->Unlock Drive Administration-->Unlock Read filed "Mover" "that is the mover the drive is connected to" log-in on the mover shown on previous step ls -l /dev/hpss --> note the new SerialNumber 8.6 Change Device Name on the HPSS GUI write the device with the new SerialNumber in the field "Device Name" update 8.7 Update Device Name on the StorSentry GUI STK drive: rename old drive to removed, rename new SN to drive name
