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## Library management for Connected Media Changer 

Library management and sharing for the Connected Media Changer is only for the TS3500 tape library shuttle complex and includes the following abilities: 

GLYPH<SM590000> Discover shuttle connections in the shuttle configuration 

GLYPH<SM590000> Identify connected libraries that have a shuttle connection to a specific library 

GLYPH<SM590000> Use direct flight to shuttle cartridges from one library to another library 

## Drive management 

Drive management and sharing include the following abilities: 

GLYPH<SM590000> Mount and unmount tape cartridges on tape drives 

GLYPH<SM590000> Provide a data access path for client applications to read or write from or to tape cartridges 

GLYPH<SM590000> Share use of drives between multiple clients in a heterogeneous SAN environment 

## TSLM logical components 

The main logical components of TSLM are shown in Figure 13-19. 

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## Media Manager 

The Media Manager (MM) is the central server component which, among other tasks, coordinates access to drives and cartridges, handles volume allocation and de-allocation requests, and stores a log of all activities. The MM uses a TSLM bundled (and constrained) version of IBM DB2 for persistent storage. 

