Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
The ability to support multiple drive types in StorageTek ACSLS or LibStation libraries is enabled through the use of the external library manager interface and an external library manager. By presenting multiple virtual libraries through this interface, you can enable TSM to use multiple drive types. This is valid for all TSM levels. - Chris Young -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We run AIX 4.3.3, have gone from TSM 3.1 to 3.7 to 4.1 to 4.2.1.5. Etc. On ADSM 3.1, you needed ACSLS to support some types of devices that ADSM didn't support native. And at one time you could put two types of drives in the library if you used ACSLS, and TSM doesn't support that with native SCSI (and I'm not sure you can still do this at TSM 5.x, even with ACSLS). Once we evolved past those 2 requirements, we dropped ACSLS and went to TSM's native SCSI support. It's a much simpler configuration and works just dandy if TSM is the only application using the library. -Original Message- From: Dameon White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS provide any features not available with TSM's native library manager? We will want to share this L700 with another TSM server and I can't see why native scsci library won't be a good choice? Any advice? Dameon
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
StorageTek 9310 tape libraries are only controllable via ACSLS or LibStation. This is due to the fact that it only supports a TCP/IP (IEEE 802.3, 10baseT, half-duplex), RS423 or 3270 robotic control interface. - Chris Young -Original Message- From: Hart, Charles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 8:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager Would you still need ACSLS for a 9310 PowderHorn with Fiber attached 9940B Tape Drives? Regards, Charles -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We run AIX 4.3.3, have gone from TSM 3.1 to 3.7 to 4.1 to 4.2.1.5. Etc. On ADSM 3.1, you needed ACSLS to support some types of devices that ADSM didn't support native. And at one time you could put two types of drives in the library if you used ACSLS, and TSM doesn't support that with native SCSI (and I'm not sure you can still do this at TSM 5.x, even with ACSLS). Once we evolved past those 2 requirements, we dropped ACSLS and went to TSM's native SCSI support. It's a much simpler configuration and works just dandy if TSM is the only application using the library. -Original Message- From: Dameon White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS provide any features not available with TSM's native library manager? We will want to share this L700 with another TSM server and I can't see why native scsci library won't be a good choice? Any advice? Dameon
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
We used to have an STK 9710 that we let TSM manage because it was dedicated to TSM. But we kept having to shut down the library so we could open it to fix problems (at 30 to 60 minutes downtime) that I can do in software on my IBM silos. STK told me that I needed to buy ACSLS to get software control of the robot. When it worked it worked well. But fixing problems is much easier with control software. - Kai. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gretchen L. Thiele Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager Dameon White wrote: We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS You don't need ACSLS for an L700. I found that I could do everything I wanted without it (I do have ACSLS managing a 'regular' silo and two L700s without it). My L700s are dedicated to TSM - if yours are not, you probably could benefit from ACSLS. Gretchen Thiele Princeton University
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
However, anyone correct me... If you want to ever have lanless client or 1 TSM Server sharing drives on the single L700 you will want Gresham EDT-DistribuTape + ACSLS to do so... If you every think you need to do so, it may be worth doing so... and put the above plumbing in up front. From: Laura Buckley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/02/26 Wed PM 06:44:19 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager Yes That looks good. Laura -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gretchen L. Thiele Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager Dameon White wrote: We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS You don't need ACSLS for an L700. I found that I could do everything I wanted without it (I do have ACSLS managing a 'regular' silo and two L700s without it). My L700s are dedicated to TSM - if yours are not, you probably could benefit from ACSLS. Gretchen Thiele Princeton University
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
Dameon White wrote: We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS You don't need ACSLS for an L700. I found that I could do everything I wanted without it (I do have ACSLS managing a 'regular' silo and two L700s without it). My L700s are dedicated to TSM - if yours are not, you probably could benefit from ACSLS. Gretchen Thiele Princeton University
ACSLS or Native TSM manager
We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS provide any features not available with TSM's native library manager? We will want to share this L700 with another TSM server and I can't see why native scsci library won't be a good choice? Any advice? Dameon
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
We run AIX 4.3.3, have gone from TSM 3.1 to 3.7 to 4.1 to 4.2.1.5. Etc. On ADSM 3.1, you needed ACSLS to support some types of devices that ADSM didn't support native. And at one time you could put two types of drives in the library if you used ACSLS, and TSM doesn't support that with native SCSI (and I'm not sure you can still do this at TSM 5.x, even with ACSLS). Once we evolved past those 2 requirements, we dropped ACSLS and went to TSM's native SCSI support. It's a much simpler configuration and works just dandy if TSM is the only application using the library. -Original Message- From: Dameon White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS provide any features not available with TSM's native library manager? We will want to share this L700 with another TSM server and I can't see why native scsci library won't be a good choice? Any advice? Dameon
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
Would you still need ACSLS for a 9310 PowderHorn with Fiber attached 9940B Tape Drives? Regards, Charles -Original Message- From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 1:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We run AIX 4.3.3, have gone from TSM 3.1 to 3.7 to 4.1 to 4.2.1.5. Etc. On ADSM 3.1, you needed ACSLS to support some types of devices that ADSM didn't support native. And at one time you could put two types of drives in the library if you used ACSLS, and TSM doesn't support that with native SCSI (and I'm not sure you can still do this at TSM 5.x, even with ACSLS). Once we evolved past those 2 requirements, we dropped ACSLS and went to TSM's native SCSI support. It's a much simpler configuration and works just dandy if TSM is the only application using the library. -Original Message- From: Dameon White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ACSLS or Native TSM manager We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS provide any features not available with TSM's native library manager? We will want to share this L700 with another TSM server and I can't see why native scsci library won't be a good choice? Any advice? Dameon
Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager
Yes That looks good. Laura -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gretchen L. Thiele Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACSLS or Native TSM manager Dameon White wrote: We just bought a used STK L700 with 4 DLT7000 drives. We have TSM 5.1.5.2 on AIX and I am confused as to why/if I would need to use ACSLS to manage the library? Does ACSLS You don't need ACSLS for an L700. I found that I could do everything I wanted without it (I do have ACSLS managing a 'regular' silo and two L700s without it). My L700s are dedicated to TSM - if yours are not, you probably could benefit from ACSLS. Gretchen Thiele Princeton University
