On Jul 12, 2010, at 6:22 AM, Mehdi Salehi wrote: > - Do I still need TCP/IP for library manager commands in 3500? I mean is it > out of band like 3494?
A 3584 should present a library controller device as well as drives to a client system once zoned up in a SAN. The smaller 3500s should do the same, but I won't swear to it. (In AIX, these are /dev/smc# devices.) An IP connection is still helpful so humans can do operators things at the library remotely, but it's not necessary for library manager commands.
