The 3584 doesn't have that kind of intelligence. The 'library manager'
tracks what slot has what tape; everything else is up to TSM -- which
also tracks tape number and slot number, but only checks with the
library's list when you do an audit library.
You specify 'private' or'scratch' status to TS
Geoff -
"SCSI" libraries, such as the 358x libs, have to be intimately
controlled by the host application, in that they have no library
manager. These are where the host has to know about all the little
pieces in the library via Element numbers. Your 3494 concepts do not
apply there. This is the
