Hmm, interesting idea. I'd too be interested to find out if it's possible. I wonder if there might be some translation problems on TSM the AIX side. Through the FC connection to the RS6000, it's going to need to define multiple rmt devices. Would a standard 'cfgmgr' see the converter and be able to create the devices, or would they need to be manually created?
Ben -----Original Message----- From: Tab Trepagnier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 1:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM and protocol converters I'm spec'ing a new TSM server. To avoid having to spend a fortune on a huge server just to get the I/O slots I need to support HV Diff SCSI, I'm thinking of using protocol converters to reduce the number of I/O slots in the new server. In other words, the server would provide Fibre Channel or Gigabit E or even LV Diff SCSi but I would connect my existing libraries via their HV Diff SCSI interfaces, with the protocol converter in the middle. Assuming this is technically feasible (and I know there are FC to SCSI converters) would TSM work in such an arrangement? What would change relative to simply plugging in a SCSI cable into the server as I have now? Server is "pSeries" or RS/6000; TSM is currently 4.1 but the new server would (very soon) enter service at 5.1. Thanks in Advance, Tab Trepagnier TSM Administrator Laitram Corporation