Veritas-bu

Re: [Veritas-bu] SL8500 Question (Different media generations)

2008-02-26 10:35:06
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] SL8500 Question (Different media generations)
From: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz AT lucidpixels DOT com>
To: Paul Keating <pkeating AT bank-banque-canada DOT ca>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:18:31 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Paul Keating wrote:

> What are you trying to accomplish? A media format upgrade?
>
> There's no need to partition the library.
>
> If your LTO3 drives and carts are defined as HCART3
> Just add the new drives and carts as HCART or HCART2 or something other
> than HCART3.
> Load up some scratch and you're off to the races.
>
> The new drives will not try to read, write, or otherwise access the
> previous carts, and vice versa.
>
> Unless there's more to this than meets the eye.
>
> Paul
>
> --

Have you done this Paul?

If so, what two types of media/drives have you used?

Thanks!

Justin.

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