Is it possible to use DLT drives as dump/boot devices? I have heard
conflicting things. I called HPRC and they said on my 995 I can do it
under 5.0 (since I have the needed patches) but I'm reluctant to try it.
Somewhere in my brain I have a faint memory that your boot device *must*
be ldev 7, but HPRC said no. A friend of mine says it *has* to be.

We typically use 5 2400' 9-track reels during a memory dump (with HW
compression ON -- *lots* of memory), don't have a DDS drive on this
system, and would like to be able to use DLT.

Is anyone out there actually doing this? If so, what do you need, what
caveats are there, what performance gains do you see over 9-track tape,
etc.?

TIA
Patrick, who is learning *tons* from you folks! (Even lurking!)
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Patrick Santucci
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Kirke-Van Orsdel, Inc.
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