No, it's not mandatory, but it sure does help.  Unfortunately the smaller
3570's don't come standard with barcode readers, but
you can order them. You'll just have to label the cartridges explicitly and
you won't be able to take advantage of the
quickness of reading barcodes (even though ADSM occasionally ignores the
fact that it can read barcodes for certain
operations).

Jason Phebus
Workbench Services
phebus AT us.ibm DOT com


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04/03/2000 12:37:18 PM

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I am having problems with a 3570 library under AIX 4.3 with TSM  3.7
The library does not have a bar code reader, and I have been unable to
label the cartridges.
My question is: Is a bar code reader mandatory for using the 3570 under
TSM?
in case that the answer is no: Can I write as a label any name that does
not need to match the bar code label of the cartridge?
I very much appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance.
Maria