I would recommend using library sharing with Fibre Channel connections
instead of SCSI.  SCSI tends to lend device locking issues when it comes
to dynamically sharing tape drives between systems.


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Joshua S. Bassi
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eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP
Tivoli Certified Consultant - ADSM/TSM
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Lars Bebensee
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:42 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Library Sharing with 3494

Hi guys and girls,

Please, share your experiences:
one of my customers wants to share a 3494 library with two TSM servers
running on Sun Sparc machines by means of a SCSI bus connection. I was
told
the library drives needs to be wired in a certain way to allow sharing.
How
would I wire the drives and what kind of cables would I need. What else
has
to be considered doing this??

Thanks  a lot

Lars