Re: 25GB tape

["John Taylor" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

We have an 6386 as well. It's been a real flakey drive, with IBM having to
replace it every 4-6 mths for us. They (IBM)seem content to keep replacing
it as opposed to trying to figure out what's going on.

For what it's worth, I can't initialize a 2GB tape either. Scott, what
format parameter (QIC2GB?) are you using, and which tapes?


John Taylor


----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@dekko.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: 25GB tape


> Dave Weber from IBM replaced the tape drive this morning.
>
> Since then we've done 4 INZTAP's to it.  3 were CLEAR(*NO) and averaged 5
> write errors.  1 was a CLEAR(*YES) and got 12 write errors.  We expect
> zero.  After all, our 3590 and 3581's write to several tapes and never
> experienced a write error this weekend.
> Yet another new tape drive is on order for tomorrow.
>
> Chuck, do you use 25gb tapes?
> If you do a PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(6386) do you find a lot of
> write errors?
> What tapes can you write to?  Scott said he can write to 2gb tapes, but I
> can't even INZTAP a 2gb tape in that drive.
>
>
> Rob Berendt