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'''8.7 Update Device Name on the StorSentry GUI'''
 
'''8.7 Update Device Name on the StorSentry GUI'''
 
 
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Reboot Storsentry, if neccessary, to add the new drive into the scsi layer
STK drive: rename old drive to removed, rename new SN to drive name
 
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Afterwards do an update to the configuration if the drive is not seen
 
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[root@storsentry-test ~]# /opt/histor/storsentry/agent/support/Update_config.sh
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Start the GUI and verify the exchange, the new drive will be seen by its serial number (576004006401).
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StorSentry GUI:
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Rename the replaced drive from DriveName to DriveName-removed.
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Rename the new drive from "SerielNumber of the new drive" to DriveName.
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Revision as of 11:16, 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
--------    --------         --------         -----------------------
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 (576004006401).
StorSentry GUI:
Rename the replaced drive from DriveName to DriveName-removed.
Rename the new drive from "SerielNumber of the new drive" to DriveName.



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