Re: Magstar 3494 Tape Library

[Seay, Paul]

The 3494 works with TSM, Legato, and NetBackup.  I think ArcServe works
also.  B1A drives are not SAN Ready.  I think you have to convert them to
E1A to get the FC upgrade feature, but I am not sure on that.  The FC
upgrade feature is about 7K.  You can look up the feature upgrade
preqrequsits on WWW.IBMLINK.IBM.COM.  You may also be able to use a SAN Data
Gateway, though some customers have trouble getting them implemented.  The
issue is you have to use exactly what IBM SAN Central says to use.

-Original Message-
From: Zosimo Noriega (ADNOC IST) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 2:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Magstar 3494 Tape Library


hi,
I hope anybody can help me.  I have 3494 TL with 4 3590B1A drives.  Is it
SAN ready? Can I able to connect this tape drives (3590B1A) on the IBM SAN?
Or i need to upgrade the drive to 3590E1A to provide SAN Connectivity.  Is
this library exclusive use only for ADSM/TSM software?

thanks in advance,
Zosi Noriega
ADNOC-UAE

Re: Magstar 3494 Tape Library

[Adolph Kahan]

1. You have to upgrade to 3590E1A.
2. The library does not have to be exclusive to TSM. You can share it
with other systems, as long as the other system does not want exclusive
use. For example lots of shops share their 3494 library between OS/390
and TSM running on W2K, AIX and other supported platforms.


-Original Message-
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
Zosimo Noriega (ADNOC IST)
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 2:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Magstar 3494 Tape Library

hi,
I hope anybody can help me.  I have 3494 TL with 4 3590B1A drives.  Is
it
SAN ready? Can I able to connect this tape drives (3590B1A) on the IBM
SAN?
Or i need to upgrade the drive to 3590E1A to provide SAN Connectivity.
Is
this library exclusive use only for ADSM/TSM software?

thanks in advance,
Zosi Noriega
ADNOC-UAE