Wayne Do not believe it will read LTO1. LTO3 and LTO2 will be ok though as I can do this. We just bit the bullet and removed our LTO1 library when at least 6 months had lapsed and we had no need to use the tapes anymore. Ideally, to make your life simple, keep it all the same. Simon
________________________________ From: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of BeDour, Wayne Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:38 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: [Veritas-bu] LTO-1 to LTO-4 upgrade questions Our environment HP-UX 11.31 a SureStore 20/700 library with 10 LTO-1 drives, NetBackup 6.5.2 Master / Media server and one Windows Media server using SSO. We are looking into purchasing an HP ESL 712 ultrium tape library using LTO-4 drives and I have a few questions about this. Has anyone had any experience with the ESL 712 library? Can I use the LTO-4 drives to read our old LTO-1 tapes for restores? If I can run with reading LTO-1 tapes, do I need to set up bar code rules to identify the LTO-4 tapes and LTO-1 tapes? Would it be better to run with a mixture of LTO-1 and LTO-4 drives in the library? Thanks in advance, any thoughts or comments are appreciated. Wayne BeDour Unix System Administrator PH: 313-593-9876 Internet: wbed...@lear.com ********************** ** LEGAL DISCLAIMER ** ********************** This E-mail message and any attachments may contain legally privileged, confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this E-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this E-mail message from your computer. This email (including any attachments) may contain confidential and/or privileged information or information otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately, do not copy this message or any attachments and do not use it for any purpose or disclose its content to any person, but delete this message and any attachments from your system. Astrium disclaims any and all liability if this email transmission was virus corrupted, altered or falsified. -o- Astrium Limited, Registered in England and Wales No. 2449259 Registered Office: Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS, England
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