Let me first ask a question before answering yours: why are you going to
*downgrade*?? Are you going to use 3583 somewhere else? It can be upgraded
with Ultrium 2 drives.

You can read from and even write to existing tapes without paying
attention what is the name of the new library. You can delete old drives
and library, and define new ones under same name. You can also define new
library and use "UPDate DEVclass <your tape class> LIBRary=<new 3582
name>". The process is simple and very straightforward.

Zlatko Krastev
IT Consultant






"Crawford, Lindy" <lcrawford AT BOECORP.CO DOT ZA>
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        Subject:        Replacement of Tape Library


HI TSMers,



We are replacing our existing 3583 tape library with a new 3582
library.....Is there anything I should consider when installing this
library.

If I keep the library name the same as the other library, will I still be
able to see read / restore the data from the existing tapes ?

Thank you for your help in advance.



Lindy Crawford
Information Technology
Nedbank Corporate - Property and Asset Finance
Tel     : 031 - 3642185
Fax     : 031 - 3642946
Cell    : 083 632 5982
Email   : lcrawford AT boecorp.co DOT za <mailto:lcrawford AT boecorp.co DOT za 
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