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["Buzz Fenner" <bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brian,

That's (obviously) what I first thought and raised 9 kinds of h@!! with the
rest of the department to being careful while inserting tapes.  This has
been re-occurring long enough to the point I don't think its operator
carelessness anymore.  But, I'm not the one putting the tapes in either
<grin>.  When IBM uses the shotgun approach to force a hardware upgrade, I'm
lobbying my boss to get rid of the thing!


Buzz Fenner
Systems Analyst/Network Administrator
City Water & Light
870.930.3374
mailto:bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

message: 7
date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:50:53 -0600
from: "Burns, Bryan" <burnsbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: 3570 Tape Drive Moving Write Protect Tabs

Buzz,
I used a 3570 for five years here at ECHO.  More than once, I inadvertently
moved the write protect tab while handling a cartridge and didn't realize it
until our backups failed.  Just wanted point it out that it's not that hard
to move the tab.

Fortunately, we bought a 3581 when we upgraded to an i5 in the Spring.  They
both rock!

Bryan
ECHO, Inc.