Re: 5010 tape drive question..

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

THAT's a "handful"...

Are you sharing multiple 3590's ? I guess if this is for backup only, a tape
"robot" would be hard to justify (whereas if it was near online it would be
"easier") ?

I know ONE thing (if you were doing this in the 3490 days) - you HAD to love the
day the 3590 came out !!!  I remember how OUR tape usage dropped for full saves,
etc. <BG> !!

Chuck

Mike Shaw wrote:

> Chuck,
>
> No, just alot of data....over 450 Gb across 5 AS/400's...soon to be 6 and
> 550 gb!
>
> Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: 5010 tape drive question..
>
> >WOOOOOOOO !
> >
> >Dude !
> >
> >You have a MAJOR tape library I take it ? Or are you on an 365+ day
> rotation plan
> >:-)
> >
> >Chuck
> >
> >Mike Shaw wrote:
> >
> >> We did over 400 in our first initialize phase!  :-)
> >>
> >> Mike Shaw
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET>
> >> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> >> Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 1:47 PM
> >> Subject: Re: 5010 tape drive question..
> >>
> >> >Ya, I'm suprised to hear what the CE is saying too.
> >> >
> >> >We had TONS of 3590 cartridges and I would initialize 10 or so at a time
> >> (normally)
> >> >and I don't recall ever seeing the 3590 ask to be cleaned anymore than
> it
> >> normally
> >> >did (?)...
> >> >
> >> >Chuck
> >> >
> >> >Don wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Yo Dude!
> >> >>
> >> >> Yeah, this would kinda scare me in to thinking that SOMETHING is
> >> scrubbing
> >> >> the oxide from my mylar!  I'm not sure I buy your CE's reasoning right
> >> >> now...  If this were true, we should have gotten this kind of problem
> all
> >> >> along throughout the years....
> >> >>
> >> >> Don in DC....
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Mike Shaw wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Don,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have seen this with 3590's as well....CE explained it as new
> >> cartridges
> >> >> > leaving a lot of residue and the end result being that cleanings are
> >> more
> >> >> > frequent as a result initially....Does make sense if you look at it
> in
> >> terms
> >> >> > of initializing the cartridges plus any save/restore activity...In
> our
> >> case,
> >> >> > it did get back to a more normal cleaning cycle once we got through
> the
> >> >> > initialization process.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If you are still uncomfortable, check the error log and the volume
> >> stats via
> >> >> > SST...If there are no perm or temp errors being logged, attribute it
> to
> >> the
> >> >> > new cartridges and just keep an eye on it.  It should decrease.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > HTH,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Mike Shaw
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: Don <dr2@access.digex.net>
> >> >> > To: midrange-l@midrange.com <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> >> >> > Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 10:41 AM
> >> >> > Subject: 5010 tape drive question..
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >Greetings,
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >we've got a client with a 5010 tape drive and I'm getting ALOT of
> the
> >> >> > >"clean the tape drive" light coming on.  This is a new drive and
> new
> >> >> > >tapes.  Is there a known problem here or am I the only one having
> this
> >> >> > >scenerio??
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >Don in DC
> >> >> > >
>
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