RE: 3580 LTO7 Tape drive

[Gad Miron <gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, it's a LTO7 (stand alone) tape drive

Gad

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> date: Wed, 3 Aug 2022 18:30:18 +0000
> from: Greg Wilburn <gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: 3580 LTO7 Tape drive
>
> This is a silly question... but are you using an LTO7 tape?
>
> I know you can use LTO6.... just not sure it's as fast.  We have the same
> drive.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Gad
> Miron
> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 3:37 AM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] 3580 LTO7 Tape drive
>
> Hello guys
>
> I'm trying to speed up a nightly save to a 3580 LTO7 stand alone tape drive
> and would like some advice with the following:
>
> a. Will specifying COMPACT(*NO) on the SAVLIB CMD expedite matters ?
>     we now use DTACPR(*DEV) and COMPACT(*DEV)
>
> b. On a 3580 spec web page I found a remark pertaining to Full Hight vs.
> Half Hight
>      models . see remark No.7 on this page
>
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/tape-drive-model-characteristics-lto-and-3592-drives
>       Is a Full Hight model Faster the Half Hight? or Vice versa?
>
> TIA
> Gad
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