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STK Libattach vs Advanced Device Support feature

2001-02-27 13:36:02
Subject: STK Libattach vs Advanced Device Support feature
From: Joel Fuhrman <joelf AT CAC.WASHINGTON DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:36:25 -0800
Since you are using STK Libattach does that mean you did not have to license
the "Advanced Device Support" feature from Tivoli to control the powderhorn?

On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Ron Pavan wrote:

> Not all STK Libraries require acsls, but the powderhorn does.  We have 2
> powderhorns in a SAN using STK 16 port switches (brocade), 10 9840FC Drives
> and a Dell 6450 Win2k Cluster running TSM 4.1.2.  We use STK Libattach
> software to make up the communications between TSM and ACSLS.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shekhar Dhotre [mailto:shekhar.dhotre.b AT BAYER DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:20 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: TSM, SAN and ACSLS
>
>
>
> What will  be affected if i don`t use ACSLS software ,  we are having
> STK9710 .
>
>
>
>
> "Collins, Brenda" <Brenda.Collins AT WESTGROUP DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on
> 02/27/2001
> 07:11:12 AM
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> Subject:  Re: TSM, SAN and ACSLS
>
>
> We are using the STK Powderhorn with 9840 drives in a TSM 3.7 (AIX)
> environment and TSM4.1 (OS/390) environment. We will soon be implementing
> some fiber drives also to a new TSM (AIX) server.  Whenever you use the STK
> libraries, you are forced to use the ACSLS software also. We do have a tape
> SAN implemented.
> Brenda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walker, Lesley R [mailto:lesley.walker AT EDS DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:52 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: TSM, SAN and ACSLS
>
>
> Sorry if this is an FAQ, I've spent a bit of time looking but haven't found
> a definitive answer.
>
> Is this possible:
>
> TSM 3.7.x on Solaris
>    connected to
> SAN switch (don't know what model, but assume it's a supported one)
>    connected to
> StorageTek PowderHorn (9840 drives, ACSLS controlled)
>
> >From a quick look at the Redbook (Using Tivoli Storage Manager in a SAN
> environment), SCSI libraries are supported from TSM 3.7 onwards, but I can't
> find any mention of ACSLS.
>
> Has anyone done it?  Tried it and failed?
>
> This is the configuration I am expected to implement, and I don't have much
> experience of SANs, so any hand-holding would be appreciated.
>
> --
> Lesley Walker
> Unix Engineering, EDS New Zealand
> Lesley.Walker AT eds DOT com
> "I feel that there is a world market for as many as five computers"
>     Thomas Watson, IBM corp. - 1943
>
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