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Re: [Networker] Tape drive issue

2006-02-23 03:29:38
Subject: Re: [Networker] Tape drive issue
From: Stefan Kapitza <k AT PITZA DOT DE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 03:27:44 -0500
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:51:05 -0500, Steven Frost
<Steven.Frost AT POWERCO.CO DOT NZ> wrote:

>Hi - we have 2 sites , one a W2K3 (SP1) storage node with a MSL5026
>library , and the Legato W2K3 standard server with a MSL5052 library. Both
>libraries have 2 sdlt320 tape drives. The drives attached to the server
>show 128K block size, but the storage node devices are only 64K. Tapes
>written via the server cannot be read on the storage node device if we lose
>the other library. I have run scanner on such a tape and it fails
>immediately. What should I be looking at to get the storage node devices
>configured the same as the server devices? BTW these are both SAN attached -
> fiber switched etc.
>

Hi,

If both Servers have different SP's you could checkout :

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907418/en-us

We have currently an Problem with the Blocksize too. 
The Hotfix didn't resolved our Problem so HP is working on it,
but maybe your Problem is caused by the Servicepack too.

regards

Stefan Kapitza

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