Same here, ACSLS 5.3.2, 9840's, AIX 3.7.2.

No problems at all (other than 2 errors on a drive that were fixed with a
microcode upgrade).

Seek times are terrific; mount/seek/reclamation times all much better than
with DLT.

If you are converting from 3490 tape, you will probably find that seek times
are as good, reclamation will run longer just because the 9840 can hold so
many more files.  Only gotcha that I know of, when we converted to
high-capacity tapes I had to increase the size of the recovery log because
the reclamation processes were running a lot longer.  I suggest just keeping
an eye on your log size....

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Wanda Prather
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
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wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Owens [SMTP:Mark_Owens AT PRODIGY DOT NET]
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:58 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: STK 9840 and TSM 3.7
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm successfully using TSM Server/Aix 3.7.2 with acsls 5.3 and a STK9740
> with 9840s.
>
> Virginia Hysock wrote:
>
> > Keith and Kyle,
> >
> >      What has been your experience with storage of TSM data on the
> 9840's?  Any
> > problems with reclamation times or seek times on restores?  Do you send
> the 9840
> > cartridges to the vault - and for how long?  We are considering this as
> well,
> > but I have concerns about the above.
> >
> >                          Thanks for any info,
> >
> >                          Ginny
> >
> > Date:    Wed, 22 Mar 2000 15:15:31 -0600
> > From:    Keith Nelson <knelson AT OPENMIC DOT COM>
> > Subject: Re: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> >
> > I don't know that a direct interface between TSM 3.7.X and LibStation
> > exists. We do it with an external library manager providing the linkage.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On 
> > > Behalf
> Of
> > > Kyle Payne
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 2:54 PM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't know what STK library station is.  I am running TSM V3.7.2
> with a
> > > 9738 library that has 3 9840 tape drives in it with out any
> > > problems.  There
> > > was an issue with the microcode on the drives for the build 1.5 drives
> but
> > > that was fixed a few weeks ago.
> > >
> > > Kyle
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On 
> > > Behalf
> Of
> > > Burton, Robert
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 1:14 PM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: STK 9840 & TSM 3.7
> > >
> > >
> > > We are going to be upgrading our adsm server to TSM 3.7 server
> code....
> > > We have STK 9840 drives and we are under the understanding that
> > > STK library
> > > station
> > > will not operate with TSM 3.7
> > >
> > > Is there anybody out there that is running TSM 3.7 on a STK box
> > > with library
> > > station ?????
> > > Are you experiencing any problems?????
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Robert Burton
> > > Open Systems Storage Analyst
> > > Royal Bank of Canada
> > > (416) 348-3849
> > > Robert.Burton AT RoyalBank DOT com
>
> --
> Mark Owens
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