ACSLS-managed libraries

Tivoli® Storage Manager supports tape libraries controlled by StorageTek Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS). The ACSLS library server manages the physical aspects of tape cartridge storage and retrieval.

The ACSLS client application communicates with the ACSLS library server to access tape cartridges in an automated library. Tivoli Storage Manager is one of the applications that gains access to tape cartridges by interacting with ACSLS through its client, which is known as the control path. The Tivoli Storage Manager server reads and writes data on tape cartridges by interacting directly with tape drives through the data path. The control path and the data path are two different paths.

In order to utilize ACSLS functions, StorageTek Library Attach software must be installed.

The ACSLS client daemon must be initialized before starting the server using StorageTek Library Attach. For detailed installation, configuration, and system administration of ACSLS, refer to the appropriate StorageTek documentation.