Re: LTO4 tape from Windows to IBM i

It is definitely LTO4.

It was formatted and written with NovaNet backup software. When I placed
it in the LTO4 drive attached to our IBM i, it was immediately ejected.

If I take one of these tapes /that has never been used/, I am able to
insert it into the IBM i tape drive and initialize and use it.

Sony brand.


On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 11:23 AM, Musselman, Paul <
pmusselman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Are you sure the tapes are LTO4, and not an LTO5+? Those would be
unusable in an LTO4 tape drive.

LTO4 tapes are Green.

You should be able to Read/Write LTO4 and LTO3 tapes, and read LTO2 tapes.
There's a complete compatibility matrix at http://www.tandbergdata.com/
us/index.cfm/support/compatibility/tape-drive-media-compability-matrix/

Are you sure your tape drive is LTO4?

Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Subject: LTO4 tape from Windows to IBM i

We have 10 LTO4 tapes that were used for Windows server backups. They
haven't been used all that much and, since we no longer have those Windows
servers, thought I would try to reuse them on the IBM i.

When I insert one of them into the LTO4 drive (3580) on the IBM i, it is
immediately ejected and a big honkin' red light comes on on that tape
drive. Hence I don't even get to try an INZTAP DEV(TAP09) CHECK(*NO).

Is there any way I could get this to work? I actually have a bulk eraser,
but assume it will forever make these tapes unusable.

Thanks.
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Jeff Crosby
VP Information Systems
UniPro FoodService/Dilgard
P.O. Box 13369
Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
260-422-7531
direct.dilgardfoods.com

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