On Jul 12, 2010, at 6:22 AM, Mehdi Salehi wrote:

> - Do I still need TCP/IP for library manager commands in 3500? I mean is it
> out of band like 3494?

A 3584 should present a library controller device as well as drives to a client 
system once zoned up in a SAN. The smaller 3500s should do the same, but I 
won't swear to it. (In AIX, these are /dev/smc# devices.)

An IP connection is still helpful so humans can do operators things at the 
library remotely, but it's not necessary for library manager commands.