RE: BRMS with SAS Tape MLB

Sounds like you have the tape library configured as 2 virtual libraries and one of them is in sequential mode. You will need to change the TS3200 config to be just a single library with both drives. This can be done via the front panel but is easier via the GUI.

From: Erik Dabrowsky<mailto:erik.dabrowsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 6:38 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: BRMS with SAS Tape MLB

Thanks Rob.

I was able to get parallel saves done with the SAS attached tape library. I
just had to tell BRMS to use TAPMLB01 and set min/max devices to 2.

Now I'm trying a TS3200 with two fibrechannel drives on a different system,
and things look a bit different.
I'm trying to get it to appear as a single library with two drives.
I have both tape drives in the library connected directly to a 5774 HBA on
the iSeries.
It's showing up as a tape library with one drive in it and the other tape
drive is appearing as a standalone drive.
I tried enabling the control path for both drives and after that it shows up
as two tape libraries each with one drive in it.

Do I need to use a fibrechannel switch?

Thanks,
Erik Dabrowsky