To: t10@t10.org Subject: Re: SMC-3: Action Item Reminder (SMC TapeAlerts) From: Kevin D Butt <kdbutt@us.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:20:07 -0700 X-Message-Number: 8175 Formatted message: HTML-formatted message To fulfill my action item below on investigating IBM's position on SMC TapeAlerts, IBM strongly objects to obsoleting them. It is IBM's position that SMC TapeAlerts must remain supported. Thanks, Kevin D. Butt SCSI & Fibre Channel Architect, Tape Firmware MS 6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ 85744 Tel: 520-799-2869 / 520-799-5280 Fax: 520-799-2723 (T/L:321) Email address: kdbutt@us.ibm.com http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/ Kevin D Butt/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS Sent by: owner-t10@t10.org 10/16/2007 04:00 PM To t10@t10.org cc Subject SMC-3: Action Item Reminder This is a reminder to the SMC WG members who accepted an action item in the September SMC-3 WG meeting. 07-049 [Roger Cummings] Investigate Symantec position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-050 [Kevin Butt] Investigate IBM position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-051 [Curtis Ballard] Investigate HP position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-052 [Rod Wideman] Investigate ISV?s position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-053 [Kevin Butt - Secretary] Investigate ISV?s position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-054 [Geoff Barton] Investigate ISV?s position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-055 [Erich Oetting] Investigate ISV?s position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. 07-056 [Georg Boasson] Investigate ISV?s position of if we should improve SMC TapeAlerts or obsolete them. Thanks, Kevin D. Butt SCSI & Fibre Channel Architect, Tape Firmware MS 6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ 85744 Tel: 520-799-2869 / 520-799-5280 Fax: 520-799-2723 (T/L:321) Email address: kdbutt@us.ibm.com http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/