I think you should engage HP for this, but my understanding is that it's not possible to share devices between different NetWorker servers.
Basically the problem resides on which of the servers will be controlling/owning the robotic arm, besides, I don't think you can change the zoning to present 2 devices to one server and the other 2 devices to the new server. Maybe this is possible depending on the HBA's settings and configuration, but again, if NW server cannot manage or control the robotic arm you would be having only 2 stand-alone tape devices, which could indeed work, but you would be loosing the functionality of a library.
You can share your physical library if it has logical partitions where each partition is controlled by different server. The MSL Tape Libraries now include the ability to be configured as a partitioned library. Most MSL Libraries may be configured as up to one partition per drive; four partitions if four drives are installed.
Partitioning allows each partitioned library to be presented to the host as an independent library, separate from other partitions in the library. Hosts for each partition own independent sets of media and can use ISV software that is different from the other partitions allowing maximum flexibility and utilization of the MSL library. In short, same logical library can be controlled by only one server.
The MSL8096 can be partitioned into four partitions and HP support i think can help you in that.
I think that to configure the library itself you would need to engage the vendor and not EMC/NetWorker.
There is some specific software to put in place an configure, and that should be the vendor and not EMC, as for EMC this should be transparent, meaning that whatever is the configuration of the library, if that is correctly configured (let's say it's correctly partitioned), each NetWorker server should be able to see each logical library, so logically NetWorker server is able to detect 2 different libraries, partition A and partition B.
You can find more information about partitioning the library to logical partitions with HP support, I know the specifications for the MSL8096 and that partitioning feature for that library, Also as far as i remember this feature is available starting from a specific firmware version, So for the accurate and correct information about partitioning your MSL8096 library you can firstly check the library manual or google for more information about configuring and then ask the HP support for all the information you needed. But that partitioning is the solution for what you are seeking for.
CarlosRojas
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April 14th, 2012 22:00
Hi Jihad,
I think you should engage HP for this, but my understanding is that it's not possible to share devices between different NetWorker servers.
Basically the problem resides on which of the servers will be controlling/owning the robotic arm, besides, I don't think you can change the zoning to present 2 devices to one server and the other 2 devices to the new server. Maybe this is possible depending on the HBA's settings and configuration, but again, if NW server cannot manage or control the robotic arm you would be having only 2 stand-alone tape devices, which could indeed work, but you would be loosing the functionality of a library.
Thank you.
Carlos.
Bebo2k
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April 17th, 2012 05:00
Hi Jihad,
You can share your physical library if it has logical partitions where each partition is controlled by different server. The MSL Tape Libraries now include the ability to be configured as a partitioned library. Most MSL Libraries may be configured as up to one partition per drive; four partitions if four drives are installed.
Partitioning allows each partitioned library to be presented to the host as an independent library, separate from other partitions in the library. Hosts for each partition own independent sets of media and can use ISV software that is different from the other partitions allowing maximum flexibility and utilization of the MSL library. In short, same logical library can be controlled by only one server.
The MSL8096 can be partitioned into four partitions and HP support i think can help you in that.
Hope this helps you.
Thanks,
Ahmed Bahaa
CarlosRojas
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April 29th, 2012 23:00
Hi Jihad,
I think that to configure the library itself you would need to engage the vendor and not EMC/NetWorker.
There is some specific software to put in place an configure, and that should be the vendor and not EMC, as for EMC this should be transparent, meaning that whatever is the configuration of the library, if that is correctly configured (let's say it's correctly partitioned), each NetWorker server should be able to see each logical library, so logically NetWorker server is able to detect 2 different libraries, partition A and partition B.
Thank you.
Carlos.
Bebo2k
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April 29th, 2012 23:00
Hi Jihad,
You can find more information about partitioning the library to logical partitions with HP support, I know the specifications for the MSL8096 and that partitioning feature for that library, Also as far as i remember this feature is available starting from a specific firmware version, So for the accurate and correct information about partitioning your MSL8096 library you can firstly check the library manual or google for more information about configuring and then ask the HP support for all the information you needed. But that partitioning is the solution for what you are seeking for.
Thanks,
Ahmed Bahaa
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April 29th, 2012 23:00
Hi Ahmed,
I need more information about configuring the library as partions.