No, I did since I have two powderhorn libraries they have different ACS id's which made the requirement to purchase the Advanced Device Support. -----Original Message----- From: Joel Fuhrman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: STK Libattach vs Advanced Device Support feature Since you are using STK Libattach does that mean you did not have to license the "Advanced Device Support" feature from Tivoli to control the powderhorn? On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Ron Pavan wrote: > Not all STK Libraries require acsls, but the powderhorn does. We have 2 > powderhorns in a SAN using STK 16 port switches (brocade), 10 9840FC Drives > and a Dell 6450 Win2k Cluster running TSM 4.1.2. We use STK Libattach > software to make up the communications between TSM and ACSLS. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shekhar Dhotre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TSM, SAN and ACSLS > > > > What will be affected if i don`t use ACSLS software , we are having > STK9710 . > > > > > "Collins, Brenda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on > 02/27/2001 > 07:11:12 AM > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > > Subject: Re: TSM, SAN and ACSLS > > > We are using the STK Powderhorn with 9840 drives in a TSM 3.7 (AIX) > environment and TSM4.1 (OS/390) environment. We will soon be implementing > some fiber drives also to a new TSM (AIX) server. Whenever you use the STK > libraries, you are forced to use the ACSLS software also. We do have a tape > SAN implemented. > Brenda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walker, Lesley R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: TSM, SAN and ACSLS > > > Sorry if this is an FAQ, I've spent a bit of time looking but haven't found > a definitive answer. > > Is this possible: > > TSM 3.7.x on Solaris > connected to > SAN switch (don't know what model, but assume it's a supported one) > connected to > StorageTek PowderHorn (9840 drives, ACSLS controlled) > > >From a quick look at the Redbook (Using Tivoli Storage Manager in a SAN > environment), SCSI libraries are supported from TSM 3.7 onwards, but I can't > find any mention of ACSLS. > > Has anyone done it? Tried it and failed? > > This is the configuration I am expected to implement, and I don't have much > experience of SANs, so any hand-holding would be appreciated. > > -- > Lesley Walker > Unix Engineering, EDS New Zealand > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "I feel that there is a world market for as many as five computers" > Thomas Watson, IBM corp. - 1943 >
