Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO3 and LTO4 drives in the same tape library -beginners question
2008-02-27 16:00:35
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf
> Of Aleksandr Nepomnyashchiy
> Is it a bad practice to mix LTO3 and LTO4 drives in the same
> tape library?
Not at all.
>
>
> How I would be able to accommodate such a setup?
As per the technote you posted below.
Separate storage Units configured with appropriate unique densities.
>
> Page 217 in the NBU Administration Guide
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/290203 sounds discouraging:
>
> ========= quote ==========
> Drives with different densities must be in separate storage units.
> Consider an STK SL500 library that is configured as a Tape Library DLT
> (TLD). It can have both half-inch cartridge and DLT drives. Here, you
> must define a separate storage unit for each density.
> =======end of quote ========
>
Library != Storage Unit.
Do a little more reading to understand the definition of a Storage Unit
and how they are used.
Paul
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