RE: Tape drive access

[Wiesmayr Rudolf <Rudolf.Wiesmayr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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        From:   therrin@isaac.net [SMTP:therrin@isaac.net]
        Sent:   Tuesday, July 14, 1998 12:52 AM
        To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
        Subject:        Re: Tape drive access

        Graziano, Marie wrote:
        >We have two as/400's using a 3590E tape drive.  We do have an
attachment
        >on the tape drive that allows us to access it from both.
However, only
        >one AS/400 at a time.  We vary it on one a and off on the
other. 

        That's interesting.  We also have a 3590 drive attached to two
        AS/400's.  However, the device is varied on at all times on both
        machines.  We switch the drive back and forth via a menu on the
LCD
        panel of the drive.

We too have a 3590 on two machines. We do not need manual
switching.

But one must be careful that only one of the machines
access the tape at one time. We had a problem with a backup
some time ago because of a ChkTap which was issued from the other
machine. 

Regards,
Rudi
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