Firmware update to 3583 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library and TSM 5.1.1 on W2K

[fharris_asg]

We are seeing major performance issues with 3583 Ultrium Scalable Tape Library

drives that have been updated to the latest firmware. Anybody else experiencing this? :-o

 

[hakanen]

Yes,

A X232 with Adaptec 39140 card, extremely slow tape performance.

We are using the special Adaptec driver recommended by Tivoli.

The library was slow on the older microcode level also.





/HE

 

[latas]

There might be a performance isue using IBM server and adaptec controllers. IBM have on the FTP-site a driver for "large lun support", this driver has fixed the problem in some cases fo me. These cases was with TSM 4.2.x on W2k. I have not testet it on the latest firmware for the 3580 drives, this was with a firmware called 22u0 or something like that.



Use this link to get the driver.

ftp://ftp.boulder.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Win2000/adaptec_lun.zip

Best Regards

Lasse