Hello everyone again. 
Current configuration:
TSM version 5.2.1.1
Library 3854
Drives Fibre attached LTO gen 1 (8)

The higher powers here have asked me to make up a plan to migrate from
LTO Gen 1 tapes to LTO Gen 3 tapes. I am putting a plan together and was
wondering if anyone has done this same move and if I am missing
something in my plan. 

1) Upgrade to TSM Server version 5.3
2) Hardware removal of 3 LTO Gen 1 drives, replaced with LTO Gen 3 
3) New Dev Class for LTO Gen 3 
4) New Stg pools for LTO Gen 3
5) Migrate data
6) Remove LTO Gen 1 drives remaining
7) Remove Old Storage pools. 

I know this is a rather simplistic list here. 
I also have a few questions will I have to change TSM to recognise the
full 8 character labels at this point as well?
Again if anyone has done this please reply, or if you see any
fundemental flaw in my plan. 
Thanks,
Andrew

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