I found where I got the info on how to do this...

http://webdocs.caspur.it/ibm/web/tsm-5.1/win/html/guide/anrwgd46.htm

basically, you set it up as a manual library.  I had DirectCD or whatever
ROXIO calls that product these days onstalled on the TSM server along with
the CD Writer, and got that working first.  

you either get to label a bunch of CDs first, or take a minute or so
whenever you want to write to CD.  Just as a hint, if you have a cabinet
where the CD Writer is and it opens to be outside the cabinet (like the door
interfeers with ejecting the CD), remove the cabinet door or do something to
ensure it doesn't get in the way of the CDWriter whenever there is another
CD needed.

I am sure this technique would work for writing DVD's too, if you want to do
those instead.  This makes DVD+RWs sound reasonably priced.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Juerg Waldmeier [SMTP:juerg.waldmeier AT ZURICH DOT CH]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:07 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      CD writer instead of a tape drive
> 
> Hi everybody,
> just having installed a TSM server in a small test Windows XP environment
> I
> wonder if it is possible to configure an external CD writer for mass
> storage purposes instead of a tape drive.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Juerg Waldmeier
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