Hi

Yes, you can do this with ACSLS. The L180 doesnt have it's own library 
manager. This is why ACSLS is required to share the library. If your going 
to dedicate 2 drives to each server, then ACSLS is all you need. If you 
want to share the drives dynamically, you also need to install Gresham 
EDT-DistribuTape on all TSM servers that will use the L180 
library(including Storage Agents).

EDT-DistribuTape will also be needed if you want to use LAN-free 
functionality with the L180.

We're not doing this with a L180, but we are doing it with the L700E and 
the 9310 libraries. ACSLS is a very good library manager, with a single UI 
and a very stable functionality.

Best Regards

Daniel Sparrman
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I would like to share a STK L180 library with 6 SCSI drives among
three independent TSM servers.  No drive sharing required, just
want two drives per TSM server.  It appears that the L180 has a
single control path.  Can I get this done with ACSLS?  Is anyone
doing something like this? Any advice is welcome.  Thanks.


William Mansfield
wmansfield AT solutiontechnology DOT com