Enabling the Advanced Library Management System

Complete this task to enable the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS) in the TS3500 tape library.

About this task

Notes:
  • You can enable ALMS in the TS3500 tape library by using the Tape Library Specialist Web interface, but not by using the operator panel.
  • It is necessary to pause all applications before the enablement process.

To enable ALMS, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Enter the ALMS license key (to perform this procedure, see Managing licensed features).
  2. From the Work Items navigation pane, select Library —> ALMS. The Advanced Library Management System Mode screen displays.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screens to enable ALMS.

What to do next

ALMS enables the transition from static partitioning to dynamic partitioning in the TS3500 tape library. When ALMS is enabled for the first time in a library that is partitioned, the following events occur:
  • The contents of each partition are automatically migrated to ALMS logical libraries. No action is required with any logical library labels that are present. These labels will be ignored after ALMS is enabled.
  • Each logical library is given a default name that can then be changed as required.
  • During the enablement process, the library is unavailable for about 5 minutes, in addition to the time it takes to re-inventory each frame. (Refer to Inventory times for more information.)
  • Virtual input/output (I/O) slots are enabled by default. To disable this feature, refer to Enabling or disabling virtual I/O slots.
Note: After ALMS is enabled, it is possible to increase the Maximum cartridges and Maximum VIO cartridges values for the logical library.