Use this chapter for details on defining drives and libraries. In ADSM, a library is a collection of drives for which volume mounts are accomplished by using a common method, for example, by an operator or by robotic mechanisms. A drive is a hardware device capable of performing operations on a specific type of sequential media. ADSM categorizes each drive using a device type value that is based on the attributes of the hardware device.
One or more drives can be defined as part of each library. For examples of defining libraries and drives, see Chapter 5. "Using Removable Media Devices with ADSM".
If the DEVCONFIG option is included in the dsmserv.opt file, the files you specify with that option are automatically updated whenever a library, drive, or device class is defined, updated, or deleted.
See the following sections:
| Concepts: |
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| "How ADSM Uses Sequential Access Devices" |
| Tasks: |
| "Defining and Managing Libraries" |
| "Defining and Managing Drives" |
In this chapter, most examples illustrate how to perform tasks by using the ADSM command line interface. For information about the ADSM commands, see ADSM Administrator's Reference, or issue the HELP command from the command line of an ADSM administrative client.
All of the ADSM commands can be performed from the administrative client web interface. A Version 3 administrative client GUI is also available for the Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems. For more information about using the administrative interfaces, see ADSM Quick Start. You can find detailed help for using the graphical user interfaces in the online help facilities.