Re: SCSI-2 tape drives
Zlatko Krastev/ACIT wrote: All SCSI devices conforming to the standards are backward-compatible. Thus you can use Ultra160 HDD with SCSI-2 F/W controller or connect a SCSI-2 device to Ultra2 controller, etc. The transfer speed in the lowest supported by both controller and device. Small caveat there Don't try to connect single-ended to differential, nor LVD to anythign except LVD... You'll let the magic blue smoke out otherwise (Or at best blow the fuse. Hopefully a thermo that resets itself, although I've still seen dead cards devices from this as well). I am running different combinations and had no serious problems. The main problem with components of different generations are cables and/or (connector) convertors. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Mark Stapleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 27.10.2002 19:06 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:SCSI-2 tape drives I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE -- I don't suffer from Insanity... | Linux User #16396 I enjoy every minute of it... | | http://www.travellingkiwi.com/ |
Re: SCSI-2 tape drives
Mark, If you define your primary storage pool on disk, you won't need any device. That's the way we operate for TSM demo on laptop. Best regards Christian Bagard SOS-Restore Aix-en-Provence - France - Original Message - From: Mark Stapleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 6:06 PM Subject: SCSI-2 tape drives I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
Re: SCSI-2 tape drives
All SCSI devices conforming to the standards are backward-compatible. Thus you can use Ultra160 HDD with SCSI-2 F/W controller or connect a SCSI-2 device to Ultra2 controller, etc. The transfer speed in the lowest supported by both controller and device. I am running different combinations and had no serious problems. The main problem with components of different generations are cables and/or (connector) convertors. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Mark Stapleton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] 27.10.2002 19:06 Please respond to ADSM: Dist Stor Manager To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:SCSI-2 tape drives I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
SCSI-2 tape drives
I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
Re: SCSI-2 tape drives
I'd imagine that if the card truly fits the specifications (and I'd expect Adaptec to adhere to the specs) that any SCSI tape drive would work that is supported by TSM would work well. The least obtrusive drives that I've used with TSM are the Sony SDT-9000 (internal 4mm DDS-3 12GB/24GB). The other good news is that 4mm drives and media are quite inexpensive since development of the 4mm standard appears to have stopped. Here's a link to Sony's website for one of their external, portable drives... It irritates me that they don't specify that this drive is SCSI... I'd verify that they haven't done something silly like put a parallel interface on the back. http://www.storagebysony.com/products/productmain.asp?id=118 -JD. I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- Justin Derrick Independent IBM Content Manager OnDemand Consultant Specializing in Reporting, Optimization, Billing Applications, plus Installations, Upgrades and Hardware Migrations eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.justinderrick.com/
