Thank You.


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From: "Davina Treiber" <treiber AT HOTPOP DOT COM>
To: <NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Networker] SAN Tape Drive / Storage / Host Connectivity


> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:10:43 +0100, Mark T Wragge <storage AT TTT DOT IE> 
> wrote:
>
> >Terry, the information you provided in this email is really useful.
> >Can I ask one further question?  In Chris's environment he has mentioned
> >that he has a range of Operatring Systems.
> >What would your opinion be on the use of FC-HBA cards that are different
> >models within the SAN.
> >I.E.  Emulex in Solaris, Qlogic in Windows
> >All cards are going to a Brocade Switch.
>
> There is no issue with mixing HBAs on a SAN. However, until recently the
> Qlogic HBA was a poor choice for tape drives on Windows, due to the lack
of
> support for persistent binding. Someone told me recently that there is a
> newer driver that does support persistent binding, but I strongly advise
> you to check that out for yourself. The Emulex cards do support persistent
> binding on Windows and work very well for tape drives.
>
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