I'm a consultant who works with multiple customers, and yes, some of
them (those who use larger StorageTek libraries) have to use ACSLS. For
details on how to do that, run

        help define library

and take a look at the ACSLS syntax. It's not all that hard to get TSM
working with an ACSLS server.
 
--
Mark Stapleton (mark.stapleton AT cdw DOT com)
CDW
System engineer
7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140
Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511
763-592-5963
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Ian Smith
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:54 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Do you currently use TSM Library Manager with ACSLS?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> Mark Stapleton
> Sent: 20 November 2008 12:40
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM Library manager v Gresham
> 
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of Ian Smith
> > What experiences do people have of library/drive control for SL8500?
> >
> > I am trying to work out the pros and cons of either using TSM
Library
> > manager with ACSLS or the Gresham agents. Does anyone have any
> thoughts
> > or experiences regarding performance, stability, ease of use etc?
> 
> There isn't anything that TSM's built-in library management has that
> Gresham offers. Indeed, getting multiple TSM instances resync'd with
> Gresham can cause (temporary) inability to use the library during that
> resync. Stability isn't usually an issue with either TSM library
> management or Gresham. Gresham requires additional administration that
> TSM's library management doesn't need.
> 
> And TSM's library management doesn't have an outrageous price tag.
> 
> (You'll still need to use ACSLS, of course.)
> 
> --
> Mark Stapleton (mark.stapleton AT cdw DOT com)
> CDW Berbee
> System engineer
> 7145 Boone Avenue North, Suite 140
> Brooklyn Park MN 55428-1511
> 763-592-5963
> www.berbee.com
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