1)We have a 7331 Drive 160m tapes and FORMAT=DRIVE. This work.
2)Are there MRS tapes ?

Francisco Franco wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have a couple of questions about a 7331 tape loader running on
> AIX 3.2.5.  The ADSM clients are running v2.1.06 while the server
> is running version 2.01.06/06.
>
> The questions that I have are the following:
>
> 1.  Does ADSTAR support the higher density tapes?  The 7331
>     has two 7.0GB drives.  When we use the 120 metre tapes
>     we get around 4.5 to 4.7 GB of storage on the tape, however
>     when we use the 160 metre tapes we still get the same 4.5 to
>     4.7 GB of storage.  Does anything special have to happen for
>     ADSTAR to take advantage of the longer tapes?
>
> 2.  The 7331 has an LCD which shows which tape is mounted on
>     which drive.  However, for the ADSTAR labeled tapes, it allways
>     shows an "UNKNOWN".  Do I have to upgrade anything or turn on
>     anything in order for the 7331 show me that "TAPE01" is loaded
>     in drive 0?
>
> TIA,
>
> Francisco
>
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