I apologize for my question being so generic. Let me try to nail it down better for everyone...
I'm not interested in what others have done on W2k, AIX or RS/6000. I'm not interested in what other have done with SAN or Fiber. Most of what I saw in the archives dealt with these components. My question is specific to NT 4.0 and SCSI direct connect. I've been told that I can only have "two SCSI interfaces per TSM NT server". I was looking for some feedback on this. Thanks again! Kevin Fletcher SSCI -----Original Message----- From: Zlatko Krastev/ACIT [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM 3584 L32 LTO configuration question Kevin, you provoked many answers to wrong thread. So get an answer on this one as well. Facts about 3584: - you can have HVD, LVD or FC drives or mix of them; - you can have from 1 to 72 drives; - you can use one or dual channel SCSI, integrated or on slot; - you can connect drives one per bus, two or even more if not pay attention to recommendations; - you can access SCSI drives through SAN gateway (FC-SCSI); - you can have direct attached FC drives (or SAN gates), connect through hub or fabric; - etc., etc. ... Zillions of options and all are up to you. All (or nearly all) are working and can serve you. Choose one which you think should fit to your needs and then ask is it good. But there is no simple/short answer to your generic question. And if you search list archives you can see many people's configurations. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: IBM 3584 L32 LTO configuration question I have an IBM 3584 L32 LTO library. It has 4 drives. I have it connected to an HP LH3 server running NT 4.0 and TSM 4.2. I have 1 Symbios SYM22910 SCSI controller card with 2 channels connected to this library. One channel is interfacing with two of the drives + the library and the other channel is interfacing with the other two drives. I'm interested in hearing what other IBM 3584 L32 LTO library users have done to configure this library to their NT TSM servers. I've been told that I can and cannot connect this LTO library in many other ways and I'm interested in what others have *successfully* done. Thanks in advance for all responses! Kevin Fletcher SSCI Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
