RE: One tape drive for two partitions

["Haase, Justin C." <justin.haase@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

They sure have.  Switch the bus via HMC and schedule it to run daily.
Make sure it's varied-off in the i5/OS LPAR first.

Overly simplified - but it won't cost you thousands! 


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Justin C. Haase - iSeries System Engineer
IBM Certified Systems Expert - System i
Kingland Systems Corporation

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Burns, Bryan
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:45 AM
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Subject: One tape drive for two partitions

What does it take to use one 3581 tape drive to backup two partitions on
a 9406-520? 

We were led to believe that we would have the hardware to make our 3581
switchable when we first engaged a BP to configure an LPAR; but are told
now that a script will have to be written that will cost several
thousand dollars. This is not a very common script that's just
boilerplate?  Isn't using one tape drive for more that one partition an
overwhelming desire by most shops?  IBM hasn't included this
functionality in the HMC?

Bryan Burns

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