Lars-Owe
ADSM.ORG Member
Hi all!
Our library is getting full, so we're considering an upgrade from TS1140 to TS1150 in order to keep the number of tapes within limits. Another option would be to pay a license fee to open up the last 400 slots in the S24 frame. Unfortunately the TS1150 cannot read JB tapes. We have some 700 of those, along with 240 JC tapes.
The obvious method would be to buy 300 JC tapes to get rid of our JB tapes beforehand, and then upgrade (which really wouldn't be necessary any time soon then...). However, the cost of those tapes would be similar to the drive upgrade. Is there a smarter way to do the conversion and benefit from the fact that TS1150 can store more data per JC (or even JD) tape?
Best Regards,
lars-owe
Our library is getting full, so we're considering an upgrade from TS1140 to TS1150 in order to keep the number of tapes within limits. Another option would be to pay a license fee to open up the last 400 slots in the S24 frame. Unfortunately the TS1150 cannot read JB tapes. We have some 700 of those, along with 240 JC tapes.
The obvious method would be to buy 300 JC tapes to get rid of our JB tapes beforehand, and then upgrade (which really wouldn't be necessary any time soon then...). However, the cost of those tapes would be similar to the drive upgrade. Is there a smarter way to do the conversion and benefit from the fact that TS1150 can store more data per JC (or even JD) tape?
Best Regards,
lars-owe