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> > From: Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/07/26 Thu PM 01:15:53 EDT > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: 6 vs 8 character LTO2 volser - do I care ? > > In reference to my previous posting, I am moving my 3583 LTO libraries > from AIX ownership to Linux ownership (as well as the newest 5.4.1 server > level). > > I just checked in some scratch tapes to the Linux system and the tapes > came up as 8-characters (090000L2 vs 090000). > > Do I care ? Is this going to cause any conflicts or other problems ? Is > this going to require relabeling ? Can I set it back to 6-characters ? I > read that LTO3 requires 8-chars but these are LTO2 only. No plans to buy > any more drives and we certainly wouldn't mix them if we did ! > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Zoltan Forray > Virginia Commonwealth University > Office of Technology Services > University Computing Center > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice: 804-828-4807 >