Yes.

But to be sure open up a ticket with TSM support to verify this. We did this
using TSM v 6.2.x and it worked fine.

On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Keith Arbogast <warbogas AT indiana DOT edu> 
wrote:

> Robert et al;
> Will updating the device class make the new drives write files to tapes in
> E06 format which have previously been formatted and written to in E05
> format? Filling volumes would then have a mixture of E05 and E06 formats.
> Will TSM do that?  Are the device drivers, or what not, smart enough to read
> tape content of mixed formats without a hiccup?
>
> Thank you,
> Keith
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