Thanks to those that replied!!
I shall now start my search for a 6384.
John
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DrFranken
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 2:22 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Does Model 170 running V5R2 support 6384 Tape
Drive
The Dr. is IN. :-)
Why certainly it will. In fact reference the screen shot
from Frankie himself to see that is exactly what he uses! I
believe the 30GB QIC goes back to V4R5 or something and
still works just fine in V7R1.
As to installing it no problem at all. Just do be aware the
the screws the hold the tape drives into model 170s with
have teeeeeeny heads and you're likely best to use a small
flat blade screwdriver. And don't forget there is one screw
on the right side as well as the two on the left. The
system will need to come down as this drive is on the SCSI
string with the load source. Depending on your current drive
you may need a 68 pin to 50 pin convereter to connect the FC
#6384.
Good Luck!
- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis.
Work with Storage Controller Resources
System: FRANKIE
Type options, press Enter.
5=Work with configuration descriptions 7=Display
resource detail
Opt Resource Type-model Status
Text
DC03 2778-001 Operational
Storage Controller
BB01 6718-072 Operational
Disk Unit
AA07 6718-074 Operational
Disk Unit
BB05 6718-072 Operational
Disk Unit
BB03 6718-072 Operational
Disk Unit
OPT05 6321-002 Operational
Optical Storage Unit
TAP08 6384-001 Operational
Tape Unit
On 7/22/2010 11:46 AM, Pat Barber wrote:
We need a new tape drive for our old 170 I would like to
get one that
is compatible with all of our other machines (They all
have 6384's)
Will a 6384 tape drive work in a model 170 running V5R2?
If yes, is this something I can do fairly easily myself
or will I
need to pay our hardware maintenance company to install
and configure
it?
Thanks in advance
John
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