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0 T1D unchanged * 579004007294
0 T1D unchanged * 579004007294

NOTICE: "drive id" is the number t read from Step 8.1
'''NOTICE:''' "drive id" is the number t read from Step 8.1
'''8.4. reconfigure the drive in hpss'''
'''8.4. reconfigure the drive in hpss'''

Revision as of 10:50, 17 May 2018

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
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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
   


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