Will the 3590E write to the J's as 256 tracks?
-----Original Message-----
From: Prather, Wanda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:23 PM
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Subject: Re: 3590-B1A to 3590-E1A
Ditto. No problem with J's &K's together.
And the 3590E's read and write the J's just fine.
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sims [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 1:39 PM
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Subject: Re: 3590-B1A to 3590-E1A
> Now the question, we have been told that the new drives will
>read and write to our current "J" tapes just fine. They will read the
>128 tracks 256 tracks. As we cycle in the older tapes in for reclaiming
>they all
become
>256 track at some point. We generally have about 5-6 tapes a day go
>offsite and about that many returning each day as well. Is this
>correct??
I can't verify how many of your tapes go offsite each day, but can verify
that J tapes that are re-used get written as 256-track in 3590E drives and
thus double your capacity.
> I also understand the E1A drives will work the best if we go to
>the newer "K" tapes, however you can't have "J" and "K" tapes in the
>library at the same time for some reason.
Yes, you can, and many of us do. Refer to the server README file for
particulars on upgrading your drives in a TSM environment.
Richard Sims, BU
