Do we know why this customer needs a real tape drive attached to the uPDT system? Could using the awstape device driver to create "emulated" tapes on disk work for him?
DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Hammock" <[email protected]> To: "John Cotte" <[email protected]>, "Stan King" <[email protected]> Cc: "Dave Jones" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: response from Gord Tomlin - Action Software re: M2488E2 tape drive Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:27:46 -0600 > RE: response from Gord Tomlin - Action Software re: > M2488E2 tape drive > Yes, testing would be a problem... I don't think I have > any HVD devices around here any more. Without actually > having something reasonable to test with, we really don't > know if it would work or not. > Mike > > C. M. (Mike) Hammock > Information Technology Company > 404 643 3258 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cotte > Sent: Tue 3/9/2010 10:33 AM > To: Stan King > Cc: Mike Hammock; Dave Jones > Subject: RE: response from Gord Tomlin - Action Software > re: M2488E2 tape drive > Beginning to sound like this may be a difficult venture to > get into at best. Do we have a Fujitsu M2488E2 to test > these various interfaces? Stating that we can support the > M2488E2 with an uPDT system means we need to test the > configuration. > Thank you and best regards, > > John Cotte > > Information Technology Company, LLC > > P.O. Box 688 > > Falls Church, VA 22040 > > 703.237.7370 > > 703.237.0223 (fax) > > www.p390.com <http://www.p390.com/> > > www.p390.com/updt.htm > > From: Stan King > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:25 AM > To: John Cotte > Cc: Mike Hammock; Dave Jones > Subject: RE: response from Gord Tomlin - Action Software > re: M2488E2 tape drive > The official IBM word is: > > It would be best to get a new adapter for the Fujitsu, Get > the wide single ended adapter, then on zPDT get a LVD > card, and a cable to go between the micro HD 68 and the > standard 68. > That is what I would do, as the Fujitsu is the only device > that can have many interfaces. > > As a plan B, I would get a LVD to DIFF SCSI converter box, > and the proper cables. > ------------------- > > The plan B is ugly and poor performance (we have this at > Marmon/Keystone) so I would not recommend it except for > one-time or low-volume stuff only. > Getting a new interface for the drive appears to be the > best alternative, and that may prove difficult. We would > have to search for a new interface for that 2844. > SHK > > ________________________________ > > From: John Cotte > Sent: Tue 3/9/2010 7:22 AM > To: Stan King > Subject: response from Gord Tomlin - Action Software re: > M2488E2 tape drive > Hi Stan, > > Here's Tomlin's response to my question about how he's > connected to his MP3000 today with his Fujitsu M2488E2 > (note: he provided additional info: the '2' for tape drive > model): > **** > > Our Fujitsu M2488E2 tape drive has a differential SCSI > adapter. To connect it to the MP3000, we needed to add a > differential SCSI adapter to the MP3000. This adapter was > feature #4009 for the MP3000. > **** > > So, what does this mean for our uPDT server re: supporting > his Fujitsu M2488E2 drive? Can we 'support' this > configuration? Do we have a Differential SCSI adapter? > And.of course.how much for the SCSI adapter? > Thank you and best regards, > > John Cotte > > Information Technology Company, LLC > > P.O. Box 688 > > Falls Church, VA 22040 > > 703.237.7370 > > 703.237.0223 (fax) > > www.p390.com <http://www.p390.com/> > > www.p390.com/updt.htm > </blockquote></BODY>
