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/