I picked up a IBM 7208 222 8mm drive today. I got a bunch of tapes with it. Going to wire it up and power up the machine. Do I need to do any special config or commandsto make the drive available, or will it just show up as tap02?
I want to perform a complete system backup, is there any way to find how big that will be so i can predict how many tapes I will need? How about just listing files on the system and see how much space is taken up. I have not been able to figure out how to list files yet... Slow going, but progress. Thankful this drive and tapes were still there at the scrapyard. --Devin On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Mazzini Alessandro <[email protected]> wrote: > From an experience with an older model ( so it may not be significant , > I've just a 9401-p03 ), the only way to know if it likes another scsi tape > unit is to try it... one may be liked and another no, depending on the tape > firmware. Same consideration goes for booting from such tape drive. > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di devin > davison via cctalk > Inviato: martedì 11 aprile 2017 05:13 > A: Pontus Pihlgren > Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; General Discussion: > On-Topic Posts > Oggetto: Re: IBM AS400 questions > > Made some progress with the AS400. Looks like one of the hard drives has > failed, it stated that if another disk fails then there could be a loss of > data. > > Plan was to back up the system to a couple of 8GB QIC tapes, however > looking at my tapes they turned out to be only QIC525 MB tapes, and are not > enough to back up the entire machine. Shopping around, i am not seeing 8GB > tapes for less than $40, which is kinda costly. I do not know how to > determine the total size of files on the system, or how many tapes the > completed backup will be. There is a scsi port on the back of the machine. > If i pick up an ibm branded drive, can i connect just any ibm branded tape > drive, or do i need a specific model? I recall seeing a 8MM drive at the > place where i got it , and possibly an external dat drive as well. I have > plenty of dat tapes, I am trying to get a drive where the media has a > higher capacity / lower cost. > > I read that there is a printer port on the back of my Infowindow II > terminal, do i need a special ibm printer? if not, i have a good dot matrix > printer here with a box of paper that should do the job. > > Leaving it powered down after tonight until i can make a complete save. > Thanks to all for the advice so far. Really steep learning curve but quite > an interesting machine. > > --Devin > > > > On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Devin > > > > Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/ > > > > They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I > > would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list. > > > > /P > > > > On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk wrote: > > > Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 > > > model > > 170. > > > I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a > > > password > > and i > > > could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into > > > the machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to > > > back up the machine. I have a couple of tapes. > > > > > > I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the > > > machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to > > > reinstall and still have a licenced install. > > > > > > I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV > > > command to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a > > > similar command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are > > > installed, cpu and memory details, etc. > > > > > > Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want > > > to > > get > > > the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can > > > reinstall the os and it have its license. > > > > > > --Devin > > > > On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 6:20 AM, Mazzini Alessandro <[email protected]> wrote: > From an experience with an older model ( so it may not be significant , > I've just a 9401-p03 ), the only way to know if it likes another scsi tape > unit is to try it... one may be liked and another no, depending on the tape > firmware. Same consideration goes for booting from such tape drive. > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di devin > davison via cctalk > Inviato: martedì 11 aprile 2017 05:13 > A: Pontus Pihlgren > Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts; General Discussion: > On-Topic Posts > Oggetto: Re: IBM AS400 questions > > Made some progress with the AS400. Looks like one of the hard drives has > failed, it stated that if another disk fails then there could be a loss of > data. > > Plan was to back up the system to a couple of 8GB QIC tapes, however > looking at my tapes they turned out to be only QIC525 MB tapes, and are not > enough to back up the entire machine. Shopping around, i am not seeing 8GB > tapes for less than $40, which is kinda costly. I do not know how to > determine the total size of files on the system, or how many tapes the > completed backup will be. There is a scsi port on the back of the machine. > If i pick up an ibm branded drive, can i connect just any ibm branded tape > drive, or do i need a specific model? I recall seeing a 8MM drive at the > place where i got it , and possibly an external dat drive as well. I have > plenty of dat tapes, I am trying to get a drive where the media has a > higher capacity / lower cost. > > I read that there is a printer port on the back of my Infowindow II > terminal, do i need a special ibm printer? if not, i have a good dot matrix > printer here with a box of paper that should do the job. > > Leaving it powered down after tonight until i can make a complete save. > Thanks to all for the advice so far. Really steep learning curve but quite > an interesting machine. > > --Devin > > > > On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Devin > > > > Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/ > > > > They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I > > would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list. > > > > /P > > > > On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk wrote: > > > Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 > > > model > > 170. > > > I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a > > > password > > and i > > > could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into > > > the machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to > > > back up the machine. I have a couple of tapes. > > > > > > I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the > > > machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to > > > reinstall and still have a licenced install. > > > > > > I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV > > > command to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a > > > similar command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are > > > installed, cpu and memory details, etc. > > > > > > Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want > > > to > > get > > > the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can > > > reinstall the os and it have its license. > > > > > > --Devin > > > >
