Up till now, we have only bought IBM 3494 tape libraries for our TSM
environment. Well, we are looking at putting in a smaller installation at a
remote site and are considering purchasing an HP SureStor 2/20 or an IBM
Ultrium L18.

        First of all, any comments on which would be the better purchase? I
lean towards the IBM library just because we've had such great success with
the 3494 library and the 3590 tape drives.

        Second, when we purchase our 3494s, we need to purchase the
"Extended device support" & the "Managed Library license" to use them. We
are getting conflicting bids in the host country as to whether we need to
purchase those licenses for these libraries. Do I need one, both or neither
of these to use this smaller library?

Thanks,
Ben
Unix Manager
Micron Technology Inc.