Typical user scenario

This is a typical scenario for most users of the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition.

1. Ensure that IBM Storage Scale is mounted.
2. Start IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition on all tape libraries by using the eeadm cluster start command on one IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition node, as in the following example:

   eeadm cluster start

   Note: If the eeadm cluster start command fails with an error code such as GLESL537E, Unable to start the Storage Archive EE service MMM for library <library_name>, try the following troubleshooting techniques:

   • Ensure that the firewalld service is disabled on all nodes.
   • Run the rpcinfo -p command to see whether the RPC service is running properly. If it is not running properly, restart the rpcbind service and retry the eeadm cluster start command.
3. Verify the drives and nodes by using the following commands:

   eeadm node list

   eeadm drive list

4. Create a tape storage pool by using the eeadm pool create command. The command in the following example creates a tape storage pool named mypool.

   eeadm pool create mypool

5. Verify the newly created pool by using the following command:

   eeadm pool list

6. Add (and simultaneously format) cartridges by using the eeadm tape assign command with the -f option. The following command formats the cartridges that are named barcode1 and barcode2 and adds them to the tape storage pool mypool:

   eeadm tape assign barcode1 barcode2 -p mypool -f

   For unformatted (non-LTFS) tapes, the -f option is required with IBM Storage Archive EE version 1.3.0.0 or subsequent releases. The eeadm tape assign without the -f option can format a specified tape successfully, but the tape state after the command is library_check. You can recover from this tape state with the eeadm tape validate command.

   Note:

   • A JC or JK cartridge gets reformatted in fifth generation 3592 tape drive recording format by the eeadm tape assign -f command when the cartridge is used with a TS1150 drive.
   • A JD cartridge gets reformatted in sixth generation 3592 tape drive recording format by the eeadm tape assign -f command when the cartridge is used with a TS1160 drive.
7. Verify the added tape cartridges by using the following command:

   $ eeadm tape list

   Note: For TS1150, the logical format of a cartridge is not identified in the output of the eeadm tape list command. However, you can identify the logical format by comparing the value for size in the command output against the value for LTFS data partition size. See the table in the topic Supported tape drives and media for LTFS data partition size values.
8. Initiate migration by using the following command:

   eeadm migrate CANDIDATES.LST -p mypool

   This command does not complete until all files are migrated.
9. Make a tape cartridge offline to prepare for storing it in an isolated location.

   eeadm tape offline barcode1 -p mypool

   eeadm tape move -L ieslot barcode1

10. Stop IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition on all tape libraries by using the eeadm cluster stop command, as in the following example:

    eeadm cluster stop