Naveed,

We are running ADSM ver 2 on a ver. 4.1.5 AIX platform using an STK9710.
When we put the system up last August, IBM had just announced support
for the STK9710.  We chose not to use the STK available version of ADSM,
as we thought it would introduce another layer of code and complicate
things.  Didn't the STK supplied code completely replace the IBM
supplied code of ADSM?  What added functionality did you get by using
STK code?  Is the ACSLS code only available with the STK version of
ADSM?  We plan on going to ADSM ver 3 soon and would appreciate any
insights/problems you have had with the 9710.

One particular question:

Were you/are you able to use more than the first slot of the STK9710
access door?

M. Casey
Los Angeles Times



        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Naveed Mustafa [SMTP:Naveed_Mustafa AT MCKINSEY DOT COM]
        Sent:   Saturday, April 04, 1998 03:04
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        ADSM V3 and DRM

        Hello All,

        We are in a planning phase of upgrading our present ADSM V2
environment to
        ADSM V3.

        Our present environment is such that we are running ADSM
v2.1.0.13 on AIX
        4.1.5 server along with enhaced ADSM v2.1.0.13 which required
for the STK
        library model 9710.  We have dedicated Solaris machine driving
the STK
        library running ACSLS software v 5.1.1.

        Our upgrade plan is to install ADSM V3 on a new server running
AIX 4.2.
        Install ACSLS version 5.2 on the new server as well.  Since IBM
is soon
        announcing its support for STK 9710 we will not need enhanced
ADSM for
        this.

        Anyone out there who has done such upgrade and who can assist us
in the
        planning, designing tips and identifying precautionary steps
during the
        upgrade.

        We are also thinking of getting the ADSM DRM utility along with
ADSM V3 as
        well.  Anyone who has worked on the DRM and can give us a review
will be
        appreciated.

        Thanks and Regards,
        Naveed.