I think you have to relabel to get the higher density/ capacity. Folks usually setup their libraries to auto-relabel if there is an error reading the label. On Feb 28, 2013 8:35 PM, "Prather, Wanda" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Looking at this myself for a customer. > Just to confirm, > when you reclaim a JB cartridge that was written by an E05, let it go > scratch, then write it from the beginning on an E06 drive, you get it > written at higher density but you do NOT have to relabel the cartridge, > correct? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > William Sefranek > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] 3592 upgrades.... > > Allen, > > You are recalling correctly as I have done the exact same thing. We are > currently migrating from our 3494 library with 3592 E05 drives to a 3584 > library with 3592 E07 drives. I have removed some of our old scratch > 3952 E05 JB tapes from our 3494 to use in the 3584 without incident. > They are working fine using the 3592-4C format. The 3592 E07 drives will > only read tapes written with the 3592-2C format but as you pointed out when > the tapes go through a scratch cycle and then are written to using the > 3592-4C format you will realize the increase in storage capacity. > > Here is a 3592 format matrix from IBM: > > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/IBM%20Removable%20Media%20on%20IBM%20i/page/3592%20Cartridges%20and%20Drives%20compatibility%20on%20IBM%20i?lang=en > > Hope this helps, > Bill > > On 2/27/2013 4:00 PM, Allen S. Rout wrote: > > Way back when, when I updated my 3592 drives, I seem to recall I was > > able to write the higher density format to the old tapes, once they > > went through a scratch cycle... We just went through a long period in > > which space got ... easy. :) > > > > I'm contemplating updating from the E05s to the E07s now, and I want > > to double-check that this is the case at this transition, too. Or am > > I insane and remembering incorrectly? > > > > Any war stories about drive hardware updates? > > > > - Allen S. Rout > > > > > > > -- > William Sefranek > University at Buffalo > Enterprise Infrastructure Services > (716)645-5116 >
