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Yes, you can switch them back and forth manually fairly easy with the HMC. If you don't have a lot to backup on one of the LPARs you can setup a simple CL to save the objects you want into a save file(s) and do a SAVRSTOBJ from that LPAR to your main one with the tape drive and backup the save files there. We have a development LPAR and a Production LPAR. I simply send over our source code every day along with a few other things for a daily backup. -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Burns, Bryan Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:45 AM To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx 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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