hidden:Replace a tape drive in HPSS
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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 log-in HPSS GUI Devices and Drives-->select the drive Read field "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 change field configure-->Device Name with the new device read from mover Press Update at the bottom of the window 8.5. unlock the drive in hpss Devices and Drives-->select the drive Device Administration-->Unlock Drive Administration-->Unlock 8.6 write the change in TSM+HPSS Change log http://wiki.scc.kit.edu/lsdf/index.php/hidden:System_Logs_(HPSS,_TSM) 8.7 Update Device Name on the StorSentry GUI Reboot Storsentry, if neccessary, to add the new drive into the scsi layer Afterwards do an update to the configuration if the drive is not seen [root@storsentry-test ~]# /opt/histor/storsentry/agent/support/Update_config.sh Start the GUI and verify the exchange, the new drive will be seen by its serial number. StorSentry GUI: Administration: Log in (no password) Rename the replaced drive from DriveName to DriveName-removed. Rename the new drive from "SerielNumber of the new drive" to DriveName.
