Stephen, Was there some kind of announcement from IBM about this? I just had a tape drive replaced yesterday (LTO-1) because the tape was stuck (The changer couldn't remove it but I could wiggle it and it came out). None of the IBM people I talked to have told me about this. Do you know where the clip goes and specifically what it fixes?
Thanks Shawn > From: Stephen Comiskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:12:24 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584 > > Hi, > > As well as having the latest firmware, IBM have recently issued a small > plastic clip for LTO1 drives. We were having problems with tapes ejecting > (both IBM and non-IBM) and this helped resolve it along with the firmware > upgrade. > > cheers > Stephen > Dublin, Ireland > > > |---------+---------------------------> > | | Dan Foster | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | Sent by: "ADSM: | > | | Dist Stor | > | | Manager" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | T.EDU> | > | | | > | | | > | | 12/09/03 15:59 | > | | Please respond | > | | to "ADSM: Dist | > | | Stor Manager" | > | | | > |---------+---------------------------> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------------------------------| > | > | > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584 > | >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------------------------------| > > > > > THIS MESSAGE ORIGINATED ON THE INTERNET - Please read the detailed > disclaimer below. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > > > Hot Diggety! Shawn Price was rumored to have written: >> For what it's worth, my boss cheaped out and got some non IBM tapes for >> our 3584, and I've had nothing but problems with them. Mostly Imation >> and a few Emtecs. We are running the first generation LTO 1 drives, so >> there might be an issue with those as well. I have now gone in and just >> started pulling the tapes that have gone read-only more than twice and >> replaced them with IBMs. > > Make sure your library and drives are at the latest firmware revision > levels -- this is especially important since more recent firmware revs > fixes bugs that causes problems with non-IBM tapes from what I hear. > > Latest 3584 library firmware you can get from IBM's web/ftp site: 3300 > if no D42 drives in library; else, 3060. > > To check firmware rev for library w/AIX: # lscfg -vl smc0 | grep FW > > The library firmware rev # also appears on the main LCD panel screen. > > Latest 3584 drive firmware you can get from IBM's web/ftp site: 36U3 for > LTO-1 drives and 38D0 for LTO-2 drives. > > To check firmware rev for drive w/AIX: # lscfg -vl rmt0 | grep FW > (...and for each drive... rmt1, rmt2, etc.) > > -Dan > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > The following message has been automatically added by the mail gateway to > comply with a Royal & SunAlliance IT Security requirement. > > As this email arrived via the Internet you should be cautious about its > origin and content. Replies which contain sensitive information or > legal/contractual obligations are particularly vulnerable. In these cases > you should not reply unless you are authorised to do so, and adequate > encryption is employed. > > If you have any questions, please speak to your local desktop support team > or IT security contact. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Notice of Confidentiality > > This transmission contains information that may be confidential and that may > also be privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient of the message (or > authorised to receive it for the intended recipient) you may not copy, > forward, or otherwise use it, or disclose it or its contents to anyone else. > If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately > and delete it from your system. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
