Re: 5010 tape drive question..

["Mike Shaw" <mshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck,

Yes, the 2 3590 drives are shared among 4 AS/400's.  We have 1 AS/400 that
is still on 3480 cartridges...A full system backup is only 8 cartridges on
it.

3590 technology over 3480: Greatest invention since popcorn!   :-)

Regards,

Mike Shaw

-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: 5010 tape drive question..


>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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