On 1/9/06, Tomáš Hrouda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need advice with use of IBM3581 7-slot Autolader. As I know it is without > barcode reader (in my case), but I think it is optional. Is it possible to > use it as "library" in TSM (I mean mount any volume what I need) or does it > only work in sequential (cycle) mode? Does this autoloader have in general > changer device in system or not?
I used a 3581 with TSM 5.1.5 on Windows 2000 during a DR drill a couple years ago. It works adequately well, once we got past setting up the element configurations. It works just like any other automated library, although if you do not have a barcode reader it has to load each tape into the drive to read the label, which makes it rather slow to use, and I would not recommend it other than for low-volume, specialized, or emergency use. Kelly
