Re: AS400 V4R4 3580 H11 tape drive

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The H in H11 indicates HVD and the 2729 card is HVD.

I think we agree the configuration is a valid config. So now it's down 
to what's wrong. Bad terminator? (Say an LVD vs HVD?) A bad cable or 
bent pin perhaps.  Or the drive simply isn't working correctly any 
longer, all possible.


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On 3/29/2018 7:53 PM, Roger Harman wrote:
> I don't know about the release being that old but where did the drive come from?
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> As I recall, there were both LVD and HVD interfaces available on those drives depending on the target system.   Don't remember which flavor was IBM vs PC.
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> I also faintly recall something about not being able to add it via command line (early in the life cycle) but if you attach and IPL and it appeared.
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> Hardware agreed but at V4R4?
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> On 3/29/2018 7:02 PM, Holger Scherer wrote:
> > 9406-170, 2929, 3580H11 is supported.
> > If it is a correct drive. I remember in early days there were LTO drives for PC systems
> > which did not show up correctly on AS400 due to SCSI inquiry ID.
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> > > Am 30.03.2018 um 01:00 schrieb DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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> > > It is in fact a 3580-H11 drive and not some other model? IBM i won't use 'some other drive.' Going back in my brain to recall how far back LTO was supported. You are definitely near the beginning there but have the correct card and the H11 would be correct.