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Re: Integrating ADSM with a 3494 tape drive

1995-01-12 03:59:32
Subject: Re: Integrating ADSM with a 3494 tape drive
From: Roy Jaques <rjaques AT BCOPS1.ESTEC.ESA DOT NL>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 09:59:32 +0100
>
> Here at CMIC we are using a 3494 tape robot with ADSM running under AIX
> on an RS/6000.  The 3490 drives contained in the robot are connected to
> the RS/6000 through a Fast-Wide SCSI adapter (20 MB/Sec) that is available
> from IBM.  There are some drivers that also must be installed in AIX to
> allow the operating system to use the 3490's.  We have experienced no major
> problems using either the 3490 cartridge drives or the 3494 tape robotics.
>
>
> Darren Fuson

We also have a 3494 attached to a RS/6000 but by means of a S370 channel
adaptor. Things have not gone as smoothly as they could but I'm told we are
the only ones in the world with these problems.

Roy Jaques
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