Hi David,
I would reccommend the following steps;

Load the drivers for the exabyte and drives.
In Windows Device Manager, disable all drives and changer (exabyte library).
In services (w2k), disable Removable storage,
now reboot, and configure the lot to use TSM Device Driver, reboot again and
see if problems persist. I believe that's it.
The idea being that w2k should not even try to use these devices - TSM shall
have all control. As to the install of the drivers - if you don't install
them, you will be bugged by those messages every time you reboot, even if
you disable the devices (at least I believe so).
I don't have much experience with the exabyte X200, but i think it is more
or less the same for different types of libraries.

Oh, I would also recommend a server upgrade (TSM v. 5.1.5.4). If you check
the list, there has been quite a few APAR's fixed from v. 5.1.0.


Hope this helps,
and a happy new your to you, and everyone else on the list.

Rgds.
Geirr G. Halvorsen

-----Original Message-----
From: David Macisso [mailto:David_Macisso AT RCAB DOT ORG]
Sent: 23. december 2002 17:01
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Tape Drive Keep Comming Up as Generictape


I have a new inttall of W2K running TSM Server 5.1.0
I have an Exabyte X200 library and 4 Momouth2 tape drive.

Each time I reboot  and login, I cancel the message to load the exabyte
drivers which only comes up twice.
The W2K Device manager only show two tape drives, drive3 and drive4, TSM
Device Driver Information show both drive as 8MM, which is good.

So I have W2K rescan for the additional drive, then a get promted twice to
load the drivers, which I cancel. But then drive1 and drive2  come up as
generictape in the TSM device information. How can I get TSM to recoginze
all four drives as 8MM

TIA


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