Re: Switch To Share 3590 Tape Unit Between 2 AS/400's

Mike !

Are you saying that you are going to be physically disconnecting it and
reconnecting it ?

Otherwise, with the additional cable you can have it attached to BOTH systems at
the same time. Of course only ONE system can use it at time !

We were doing it at the company I just left (2 months ago - YIPPEE !!!) and it
works great. The ONLY problem was that there was no raised floor, the AS/400's
were across the room from each other (about 15 feet apart max) so we had to buy 
a
LONG cable ($$$$$$) to run around behind the first 530, behind the mux, UPS,
battery rack and to the 500...

Chuck

Mike Shaw wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> Thought of that, but if you look at the flimsy pins in the adapter, it
> living dangerously....This could be cut over 3 - 4 times a day when the Y2K
> shuffle begins here next week.
>
> I think a switch is the better way to go if one exists.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Shaw
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 7:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Switch To Share 3590 Tape Unit Between 2 AS/400's
>
> >Mike !
> >
> >You don't need a switch - the 3590E can be attached to multiple AS/400's.
> All you
> >need is an additional cable
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >Mike Shaw wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Has anyone found a third party switch that will allow a 3590 tape drive
> to
> >> be shared between 2 AS/400's???  We currently have 2 3590 drives shared
> >> between 3 AS/400's.  I would like via a switch to share with our
> development
> >> and Y2K test system.
> >>
> >> I spoke with Black Box this afternoon and they have nothing for the 3590
> >> drives.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Mike Shaw
> >>
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