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IBM 35xx Libraries, Windows 2000 and TSM - Observations

2001-01-11 18:04:15
Subject: IBM 35xx Libraries, Windows 2000 and TSM - Observations
From: "Kelly J. Lipp" <lipp AT STORSOL DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:05:57 -0700
Gang,

Well, with any luck this will rile up the works!

This is whacked.

The use of TSM Libraries through RSM will cause you to seriously rethink the
way you manipulate media.  As there is no longer checkin/checkout/label
libvol, those operational procedures must be changed.  You must use RSM to
perform these steps.  Checking in tapes appears to require the opening of
the library and the insertion of a tape into the library rather than using
the Bulk Port.  Opening a library that has a bulk port would seem silly.

Overall this strategy appears flawed in its initial release.

I would not recommend to anyone that they try to run this configuration.