RE: 25GB tape

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I used to think the 25gb tapes were great.  We had someone go from 45
minutes to do a SAVSYS to 4.  However, we are getting a load of write
errors.  On the brand new tape drive from yesterday, (after running a
cleaning tape through it six times).
Volume          ---Temporary Errors---   --------K Bytes--------
ID                    Read       Write         Read      Written
1FRI12                   0        9383           11     13895287

We don't seem to get any errors on our 3590's or 3581's.  Perhaps IBM
follows the philosophy of "Money talks - (expletive deleted) walks."

IBM is coming in again today to replace the drive.  And we will get them
here on a daily basis if need be until they get the (expletive deleted)
working.

Rob Berendt
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin




"Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net>
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LOL - ME use 25GB tapes ?? I WISH Rob... I've stuck with that 9427-210
8mm. It just had the main tape drive/unit in it replaced yesterday. This
is the 3rd or 4th time in the last year or so...

Chuck


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of rob@dekko.com
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:02 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: 25GB tape

Dave Weber from IBM replaced the tape drive this morning.

Since then we've done 4 INZTAP's to it.  3 were CLEAR(*NO) and averaged
5
write errors.  1 was a CLEAR(*YES) and got 12 write errors.  We expect
zero.  After all, our 3590 and 3581's write to several tapes and never
experienced a write error this weekend.
Yet another new tape drive is on order for tomorrow.

Chuck, do you use 25gb tapes?
If you do a PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(6386) do you find a lot of
write errors?
What tapes can you write to?  Scott said he can write to 2gb tapes, but
I
can't even INZTAP a 2gb tape in that drive.


Rob Berendt
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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin





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