Windows operating systems

Obtaining tape-device information

You can use the tsmdlst command to display the device names needed to define paths between the SAN devices, the storage agent, and the IBM Storage Protect server.

Before you begin

If you did not add the storage agent path to the search path, you must first change to the directory where the storage agent program is located. By default, the path is c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\StorageAgent.

Procedure

Obtain tape-device information by completing the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the device driver is running. If the device driver is not running, the command gives results that might be incorrect.
  2. Enter tsmdlst at an MS-DOS command prompt. If you do not specify any parameters, a summary of device information for the local computer is displayed.
    Results are displayed in the following format:
    Computer Name:      ATLAS
    TSM Device Driver:  TSMScsi - Running
    
    2 HBAs were detected.
    
    Manufacturer Model   Driver     Version  Firmware Description
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    QLogic Corp QLA2462 ql2300.sys 9.1.9.25 5.04.02  QLogic QLA2462 Fibre Channel Adapter
    QLogic Corp QLA2462 ql2300.sys 9.1.9.25 5.04.02  QLogic QLA2462 Fibre Channel Adapter
    
    TSM Name   ID LUN Bus Port SSN        WWN  TSM Type Driver Device Identifier
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    mt0.0.0.3  0  0   0   3   HU1206LY0B ..638D LTO     NATIVE HP      Ultrium 5-SCSI Y50S
    mt1.0.0.3  1  0   0   3   HU1206LY9N ..6390 LTO     NATIVE HP      Ultrium 5-SCSI Y5AS
    mt2.4.0.3  2  4   0   3   8395261003 ..C358 LTO     IBM    IBM     ULT3580-TD3    5AT0
    lb3.0.0.3  3  0   0   3   1333508999 ..7A14 LIBRARY TSM    ATL     P3000          0100
    mt3.1.0.3  3  1   0   3   1333508000 ..7A14 DLT     TSM    QUANTUM DLT7000        0100
    

    To issue the DEFINE PATH and UPDATE PATH commands on the server, you need the names in the column labeled TSM Name.