The 3494 used to be attached to an aix machine via serial port, and it
was able to communicate to the library correctly.

Michael 

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Bob Booth
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 1:54 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3494 library serial connection

Have you ever had the 3494 configured with serial?  You have to make
sure that your ARTIC configuration supports a serial connection and that
you are plugged into the proper host port first.  You should be able to
follow some general guidelines in the AIX configuration to get the
connection going, as long as the 3494 is configured correctly.

hth,

bob

On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 12:35:28PM -0500, Michael Read wrote:
> does anyone know the proper configuration in ibmatl.conf for a serial 
> port in Windows for a connection to an IBM 3494 library manager.
>
> I apologize if this sounds like a stupid question, but I couldn't find

> anything in my reference guides, or library manuals.  all I could find

> for serial connections was for aix.  I have tried putting it in the 
> conf file as comX, but I can't get anything.  I have the IBM atl 
> drivers installed, and I am expecting that when I set it up correctly,

> I should see something in Device Manager that shows it as a medium 
> changer or something, but maybe that is a false assumption as well.
>
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks,
>
>
> Michael C. Read
>