Changing the drive emulation mode of TS1120 tape drives

This section introduces two ways to configure the TS3500 tape library so that one or more TS1120 tape drives can emulate a 3592 J1A.

If your library includes 3592 J1A tape drives and you want to add a TS1120 tape drive but not change your software, you can change the drive emulation mode so that the TS1120 tape drive behaves like the 3592 J1A.

Note: The TS1120 tape drive is the only 3592 tape drive capable of emulation.

To change the emulation mode, use one of the following methods: