It appears that cynicism is lost on certain individuals.

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Wilson [SMTP:paw AT NORTHSTAR.DARTMOUTH DOT EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 4:27 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: FW: howto backup to tape
>
> IMO, it's not the "simplicity" of the question that was the
> problem, it's the fact that the question is about something so
> fundamental that it would seem obvious that the person who asked
> it probably hadn't spent _any_ time reading the Fine manuals
> (which, for all their flaws, do go into reasonable detail about
> setting up such things).  The manuals are orderable, or are on
> the web at either
>         http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/adsm/pubs/admanual.htm
> or
>         http://books.adsm.org
>
> I find this is always a problem when putting GUI interfaces on
> complex systems - at least some folks will assume that since it's
> readily accessible, it's straightforward, which is certainly
> *not* the case with ADSM.
>
> So, in general, if you RTFM'd and are either confused or still
> without an answer (and have checked the list archives at
>         http://vizlab.beckman.uiuc.edu/adsm/mail-archive/
> and/or
>         http://adsm.org
> for anything that might be germane), ask away.
>
> Only halfway up the learning curve,
>
> Pat Wilson
> paw AT dartmouth DOT edu
>
> >  Question to those who felt this request was too simple:  I am new to
> this
> >  forum, and have only been using ADSM for a few months.  What criteria
> should
> >  I apply when deciding whether to submit a question?
> >
> >  Dan Ticknor
> >  Schnitzer Steel
> >
> >  > -----Original Message-----
> >  > From: Hon Wai Wong [SMTP:hwwong AT HHITS DOT COM]
> >  > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 1:19 AM
> >  > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >  > Subject:      howto backup to tape
> >  >
> >  > Hi all:
> >  >
> >  >     I  am new to ADSM. I have installed ADSM server at one of the
> machine.
> >  >       And is able to access it thru webpage.
> >  >
> >  > I wish to backup to tape. The default is to disk. How should I go
> about?
> >  >
> >  > I guess tape is sequential access storage pool. thus I add tape in
> it. But
> >  >       it asked for device_class_name. I do not know what
> >  >
> >  > should I put in that field.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Please advise.