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[Veritas-bu] Overland Data DLT8000 config/firmware questions

2002-06-17 12:50:17
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Overland Data DLT8000 config/firmware questions
From: nszcyrek AT iocenter DOT net (Norm Szcyrek)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:50:17 -0400
I have an Overland Data library with a DLT8000 drive in it. Through its control 
panel, it allows me to 'downgrade' the tape format to a lesser value [ie. 
DLT7000 format], but if I do this it lasts only one session.  I've contacted 
Overland about this and spoke to a technical representative about this, as I 
wanted to know if the DLT7000 format could be forced for longer than one 
session. He said simply no, and hung up.  I have two other libraries, both of 
which have DLT7000 drives. I'd like to force the 8000 drive to be in a 
semi-permanent DLT7000 state so that all 3 libraries could share the same NBU 
pool.  By semi-permament, it would be great if I could use the control panel to 
switch between the 7000 & 8000 formats for more than just a single session.

I've emailed the technical support staff about this over 2 weeks ago and have 
heard nothing. I've tried another email to their sales department today. I'm 
just wondering if anyone else in this mailing list has faced a similar 
environment, as I'd like to hear your feedback as to what else I could do. I 
would think that a firmware program could be created by Overland to do what I'd 
like to do; does that sound reasonable to any of you? Are there third party 
vendors that may offer this type of service?  


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