We migrated from an L700/ACSLS/LTO3 to TS3500/TS1120. Since that migration, we have been able to stop troubleshooting library/server/tape issues and focus on client issues. The TS3500/TS1120 combination (with encryption) just plain works.
Cheers, Neil Strand Storage Engineer - Legg Mason Baltimore, MD. (410) 580-7491 Whatever you can do or believe you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mcnutt, Larry E. Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:35 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM dream setup Charles, You're statement about the SL8500 make me nervous. We are planning to move to a configuration where we are sharing the SL8500 with our mainframe. We will use ACSLS with a library manager and 3 clients, 16 LTO3 drives. Are you having TSM issues? Or ACSLS? Larry McNutt -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hart, Charles A Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:45 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: TSM dream setup I miss my old 3494 12 Frame HA Lib with 3592 FC Tape drives, It never skipped a beat even during and HA Failover, in 2 years only one Service call on a 3592 Drive for a Slow Fan... Never lost its inventory like our current 3584..... And 2 very confused fully loaded with Pass-through enabled STK SL8500's (LTO3 Drives) Curious do folk out there using STK SL8500's using ACSLS in a TSM Library Manager / Client sharing Config have issues with their STK mounting tapes. We are having a heck of a time with .... TSM Version 5.4.1.2 / AIX 5.3 128 LTO3 Drives Date/Time Message -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 02/10/08 22:30:41 ANR8855E ACSAPI(acs_mount) response with unsuccessful status, status=STATUS_IPC_FAILURE. (SESSION: 1731896) 02/11/08 00:02:05 ANR8855E ACSAPI(acs_mount) response with unsuccessful status, status=STATUS_VOLUME_IN_USE. (SESSION: 1732757) We've tried various AcsTimeoutx Parms from 1-10, we alos have turned off SanDiscovery -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Sims Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:00 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM dream setup On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:33 PM, Wanda Prather wrote: > OTOH, the LTO4 drives will require a new library. The TS3500 library > is my favorite library out there; it is even more durable than the > 3494, MUCH faster, and a cleaner interface than the 3494 (no category > codes to deal with). In considering libraries, keep very much in mind the distinction in types, and relative advantages. The 3494 concept is very clean: it contains a library manager and database, where the host needs only ask it for a tape mount, and not be concerned about keeping track of tapes. The 3584 and similar libraries (of the "SCSI library" legacy name) shift the burden of control to some host program, which has to deal with micro-managing all the volumes, cells, and drives, with a plethora of element numbers. Hopefully, all of these library types will evolve toward some middle ground which combines all the advantages, but allow differing cartridge types. Richard Sims This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ----------------------------------------- This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company / The Timken Corporation IMPORTANT: E-mail sent through the Internet is not secure. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send any confidential or sensitive information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, or personal identification numbers. Delivery, and or timely delivery of Internet mail is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail. This message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the author by replying to this message and then kindly delete the message. Thank you.
