1) No it is not possible with SCSI based devices, but it is possible
with Fibre Channel attached devices.

2) Each instance of TSM maintains it's own disk pool, tape devices
(unless you are using the TSM library manager/client feature), and tape
volumes.


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Joshua S. Bassi
IBM Certified - AIX 4/5L, SAN, Shark
Tivoli Certified Consultant -ADSM/TSM
eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP

AIX, HACMP, Storage, TSM Consultant
Cell (831) 595-3962
jbassi AT earthlink DOT net

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Rob Hefty
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:48 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject:


Hello all,

I've got a few miscellaneous questions.

First, is it possible to connect a SCSI tape device to a Win2000 client
(ver
4.2.3) and have our in our TSM server (AIX 4.3.3.) recognize it?  If so,
how?

Second, I know that we can establish a connection between multiple
instances of TSM servers, is that connection scalable between OS like
Windows to AIX and vise versa; meaning that each instance of TSM will be
able use the same tape media and swap data if necessary.


Thanks,

Rob Hefty
IS Operations
Lab Safety Supply
(608)757-4998