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Chapter 6 HPSS Configuration
386 September 2002 HPSS Installation Guide
Release 4.5, Revision 2
Command Device
(3494/3495 Only)
The name of the device
that the PVR can use to
send commands to the
3494/3495 robot. The
environment variable
HPSS_3494_COMMAN
D_DEVICE will override
the value entered in this
field.
Any device; generally /dev/lmcpX
for AIX systems; symbolic library
name defined in /etc/ibmatl.conf
for Solaris systems
/dev/lmcp0
Async Device
(3494/3495 Only)
The name of the device
that the PVR can use to
receive replies from the
3494/3495 robot. The
environment variable
HPSS_3494_ASYNC
_DEVICE will override
the value entered in this
field.
Any device; generally /dev/lmcpX
for AIX systems; symbolic library
name defined in /etc/ibmatl.conf
for Solaris systems
/dev/lmcp0
Advice: For Block Multiplexer Channel (BMUX)-attached IBM robots, the Async
Device must be different from the Command Device. For TTY and LAN-attached
robots, the devices can be the same.
Client Name The name of the client
requesting authorization
from the Distributed
Automated Media Library
Server.
Any alphanumeric string of length
<= 64
none
Additional Info: DAS software, which executes on the OS/2 controller PC, allows
different clients to control the AML robotics system. DAS uses the client name to
determine the access permission of the requesting client to the AML’s storage
positions, drives, and Insert/Eject units. Access configurations for clients are set in
the configuration file C:\DAS\ETC\CONFIG on the OS/2 PC. The client name can
be up to 64 alphanumeric characters in length and is case sensitive.
Server Name TCP/IP host name or IP
address of the AML OS/2-
PC DAS server.
Any alphanumeric string of length
<= 64
none
Additional Info: This value must be defined in the network domain server and must
be resolvable during DAS start. The server name is set in the configuration file
C:\CONFIG.SYS on the OS/2 PC. The server name can be up to 64 alphanumeric
characters long and can include up to six dots (‘.’).
Table 6-31 Physical Volume Repository Configuration Variables (Continued)
Display Field Name Description Acceptable Values
Default
Value