RE: connecting IBM tape drive to Windows Server

Well the card is a FC #5702 not 6502 as I posted.  The drive is a
3580-002 LTO-2 and I know it is LVD cause we had to add a 5095 expansion
tower to our 820 in order to support the tape drive.  We also had to
upgrade to V5R2 to support the tower and card.  Earlier I went from
memory which is getting stuck bits.

Thanks for the quick response.


Chris Bipes
Information Services Director
CrossCheck, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 4:05 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: connecting IBM tape drive to Windows Server

Why Sure! It works great. In fact we've moved them temporarily to a 
Windows server off iSeries, backed everything up then moved them back to

the iSeries and restored the stuff to an IXS server.  The LVD interface 
is the same that the PC world has been using for years so you can 
connect it to nearly any 68 pin SCSI card out there.

However you have contradicted yourself. The FC #6502 is a DASD 
controller with no external ports. It would be about a 20Mb/s card as I 
recall but it doesn't drive tape.  So be sure which tape model you have 
before you hook it to a Windows server!! Many early 3580's were all HVD.

Perhaps you have it connected to a FC #6501? This is an HVD only card. 
In that case you will NOT be able to connect your new Ultirum 3 there as

they are all LVD unless you get the LVD/HVD conversion feature.

  - Larry