Library sharing

The library can be configured into one or more logical libraries that can be shared by multiple applications.

It is advantageous to be able to share a single physical library between heterogeneous or homogeneous applications. However, some applications (and some servers) do not allow for sharing a library between systems.

The library Management GUI provides two methods for logical library configuration.
  1. A quick configuration for a simple one logical library configuration Manage Logical Library (Basic Mode)
  2. An advanced configuration action for a multiple logical library configuration Manage Logical Library (Expert Mode)
Note: When any number of drives are loaded, a warning message appears when the Manage Logical Library (Expert Mode) wizard is accessed.

The second method gives the ability to create configurations that enable the library to process commands from multiple heterogeneous applications (such as an IBM® System p application and a Windows™ application) and multiple homogeneous applications (for example, the same application run by several System p servers). See Advanced library configuration.