I believe you're wrong. the \\.\Tapex means it is using a native Windows device driver and not the TSM SCSI device driver. Which is what he stated in the original email. He's using the IBM LTO device drivers, which is what the Admin book recommends. The Library itself will be managed with the TSMSCSI driver, but the drives use the IBM LTO device driver and show up and \\.\Tapex. If you were using the TSMSCSI driver the drives would be MTx.x.x.x format.
Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Wong Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway <<Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. \\.\TapeX is a generic device driver As mention before, using generic device driver is not supported with TSM server on NTx. Since testing all available generic device drivers is time consuming and testing teams are no way to test all up-to-date generic device drivers against TSM server on NTx. IF customers need to use generic drvice driver for any reasons (RSM),use Microsoft OS certified device driver from the latest service pack. If Microsoft does not provide device driver for the deivce, try download latest certified device driver form the vender website. TSM testing team never use generic device against TSM with the following exception: 1. Restore backupset from local attached tape driver/libraries or SDG attached tape drive/libraries For more information about RSM , http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgr/devices/magstar.html#magscsi The following environments are not presently supported: Removable Storage Manager (RSM) - controlled libraries on Windows 2000 IBM Ultrium devices when library is controlled by RSM on Windows 2000 Again, not presently supported does not means it will not work. Tivoli Storage Management Function Verification Test , FVT Automation Project Lead Office:408-256-3312 Home:650-757-1661 Cell:415-218-7880 AIM:smartbluewong Dept Y0LA /Bldg 050-3 / Office 3A64 IBM SSG Division 46 James Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 04/24/2002 07:38:08 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: 3583 with San Data Gateway With the 3583 and TSM on Win2k, the drives use the IBM device driver located at ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Win2000/ Once you've installed the driver and configured the drives to use this driver, you should be able to see the drives under the TSM Management Console as \\.\TapeX where X is a number. The library part can either be controlled by the Windows RSM or by the TSM device driver. James Thompson _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
