Parent topic: Overview
Using mtlib for communication
This section describes the mtlib program, which facilitates communication between the
TS3500 Tape Library and the IBM® TotalStorage® 3494 Tape Library, IBM TotalStorage
Virtual Tape Server (VTS), or IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Series.
The mtlib program is a command-line interface that was originally designed to control the
3494 Tape Library. It comes as part of the 3494 device driver, similar to the way the
tapeutil utility comes with the SCSI tape device driver.
The mtlib program provides an interface from the server to a 3494 Tape Library, and also to
the virtual tape drives and cartridges within an attached VTS or TS7700 Virtualization
Engine.
The mtlib program has recently been enhanced to also work with SCSI tape libraries, such
as the TS3500 Tape Library installed with only 3592 tape drives. Some customers have
written mtlib scripts to work with the 3494 Tape Library. If a customer with a 3494 Tape
Library decides to migrate to the TS3500 Tape Library, this mtlib enhancement will ease the
migration.
Existing customer scripts that use the mtlib program require no changes, or minor changes,
depending on the functions of the 3494 Tape Library that are used. For example, there is no
category concept in SCSI tape libraries, so any mtlib command that references categories
might need to be changed.
For a complete description of the mtlib program and command syntax, see the IBM
TotalStorage and System Storage Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide.
Parent topic: Supported device drivers
Fibre Channel interface
This section describes Fibre Channel technology and where to find additional information for
drives that use a Fibre Channel interface.
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