Re: A-B SCSI switch?

List,

I apologize for not responding earlier. Friday 10/12 was a
Holiday for us (Columbus Day).

Rob:
Yes, I think it is the one with two ports in back (an
LTO3). I'll check tomorrow as soon as I arrive to work.
This is going to be a temporary setup, so setting up a
fiber LAN is out of the question?

Doug / Roger:
Thanks for the info. I'll pass it on to our HDW Dept.

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez
Caracas, Venezuela
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message: 5
date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:31:52 -0700
from: "Roger Harman" <RHarman@xxxxxxxxxx>
subject: RE: A-B SCSI switch?

We've used a two-way for years between a 270 & 720. Had
to have it
replaced 2-3 times the last 7 years. Seems to work
better if the
operator does the switch (SysA - vary off, SysB - vary
on). Automating
it, I've not had much luck. The first vary on when you
switch usually
fails.

www.moregroupinc.com

They're not cheap though. If I were to do it all over,
I'd buy two
drives if I could get the extra $$.

Doug.Hart@xxxxxxx 10/11/2007 7:28:08 AM >>>

Before we went to a tape cat with all fiber we used a
4-way SCSI switch
for our tape drives.
I remember we had to go with extended length cables and
they were very
expensive because they supported distance beyond the SCSI
standard.
No other real problems that I remember.

--
Doug Hart - Principal Consultant



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Subject: A-B SCSI switch?

List,

Has anybody used an A-B SCSI switch for sharing a LTO
between two
Systems i (270/520)?

Any comments on your experience (if any) would be
appreciated.

Best Regards,

Luis Rodriguez

IBM Certified Systems Expert
eServer i5 iSeries Technical Solutions

Luis Rodriguez

IBM Certified Systems Expert
eServer i5 iSeries Technical Solutions