Asset ID:	1-71-1019723.1
Update Date:	2011-03-01
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Solution Type  Technical Instruction Sure

Solution  1019723.1 :   VTL - How to replace physical tape drive on backend of VTL server  


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This procedure to replace physical tape drive on backend of VTL system can be used by Oracle field or if drive is a CRU, can be done by customer.

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek VTL Plus Storage Appliance - Version: 1.0 - Build 1323 to 2.0 - Build 1656   [Release: 1.0 to 2.0]
Sun StorageTek VTL Storage Appliance - Version: 4.0 - Build 1221 and later    [Release: 4.0 and later]
All Platforms

Goal

Steps to take when replacing a physical tape drive on the backend of a VTL system.

Solution

Steps to Follow

1. Record 'device id' of current drive (in VTL Console GUI, under VirtualTape Library System>Physical Tape Libraries, highlight drive and 'device id' will be in right panel)
2. Unassign physical drive from VTL (in VTL Console GUI, under VirtualTape Library System>Physical Tape Libraries,  right click on drive to be removed and select 'Unassign')
3. Remove/replace physical drive in physical library
4. If using ACSLS, configure the new drive:  config drive 'panel_id'  (for example, if VTL has device id as 0,2, 1,12, enter 'config drive 0,2,1')
5. Assign new drive to VTL (in VTL Console GUI, under VirtualTape Library System>Physical Tape Libraries, right click physical library name, select 'Assign', and add device id recorded in step 1).
6. Perform a test migrate/export to validate new configuration.

Refer to VTL User's Guide or ACSLS ICAG for details on any step above (see Reference section below for links).

References

http://docs.sfbay.sun.com/app/docs/prod/tape.virtual#hic
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/tape-storage-187555.html

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