We just ordered ADSM/AIX V3 with Extended Device support.

However, during our "proof of concept" testing, we used the external library
manager to access STK 4490 drives located in an STK silo.

We choose to order the Extended Device Support primarily because the version
3 price is substantially lower than the version 2 pricing.  At the version 2
price level, we couldn't justify the cost.

We hope to get better reliability and faster (per IBM) tape access using the
Extened Device Driver.

On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Michael R Vogt wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I am trying to find out if I need to pay for Extended Device support
> to use "external" type libraries on a Version 3 AIX server.
>
> So, I'm looking for someone who has an AIX Version 3 server WITHOUT
> Extended Device support to try something for me.
>
> If such a person would be kind enough to enter the following ADSM command
> and report the results to me, I'd be willing to send the first such person
> $5.00 cash!
>
> adsm> def libr {anyname} libt=ext externalm={anyname}
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael Vogt
> NIST
> Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001
> 301-975-2886
>