You will use Atape for the library control, but you didn't mention what drive type you are using. Assuming it is an IBM drive, then you will use Atape for that as well.
I have a quantum library with IBM drives, so I use the TSM driver for the library control and Atape for the drives. Regards, Shawn ________________________________ Shawn Drew > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 7:28 AM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Device Driver > > Hi TSM-ers! > > We have been using TSM on AIX for quite a while (since ADSM 2.1) and we > always used the Atape driver. In fact I always thought one had to use the > Atape driver, unless you use a drive which isn't supported by Atape, in that > case you should use the TSM device driver. > > The 6.3 installation manual states: "The Tivoli Storage Manager device driver > is preferred for use with the Tivoli Storage Manager server". > > We are using a (virtual) 3584 library, should we use Atape or the TSM device > driver? > > Thanks for your help! > > Kind regards, > > Eric van Loon > > KLM Royal Dutch Airlines > > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you > are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any > attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other > action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be > unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.
