On Wed, 16 Oct 1996 15:40:01 -0600 Ted Spendlove said:
>              The document on ADSM indicates that
>DSM4 is needed to "support" our STK 9310
>(Powderhorn) library ... but... I don't  believe that ADSM
>can tell if tapes are being accessed in the 9310 or just on
>our standalone drives.  Even if ADSM can determine
>9310 usage, what additional function/service do I get for
>the rather large (more than double) cost increase of
>DSM4?  We have been running the trial with DSM3 and
>DSM4 disabled and everything seems to be running fine.

ADSM may not be able to enforce the licensing rules.
However, this doesn't mean that you shouldn't pay for the license.