RE: Tape Drive Compatibility

["Alex Moore" <alexm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

May I suggest initializing the tape on the 7208 using the default values.
This ensures that the format will be correct on the "reading" machine.
Then, save your objects to that tape using the 9348.  I'm not familiar with
a 9348, but I know that using the "least" capable drive to initialize helps
with compatibility.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Sannan Solberg
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 3:09 PM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: Tape Drive Compatibility


I'm in a quandry...  I have a tape device that comes up as a 9348.  I have
another tape device on the same 400 that is a IBM 7208-002.  I am want to
write a tape on the 9348 and read it on the 7208. (Don't ask why, its just a
test for a real move from one 400 to another).   I am INZTAPing the tape on
the 9348 as *FMT2GB.  When I try to DSPTAP on the 7208, all I get is a
message "cannot process volume".  I've made sure the physical tape is fine
and have written/read to each drive individually.  (SAVLIB'S, not compressed
or compacted, if that matters).

Am I missing something or is this just not possible.  Help???

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