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Re: hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
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Gsainc <[log in to unmask]>
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You can manipulate the picker with the devctrl.mpexl.telesup command as shown in an earlier post. 

Gilles Schipper 
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> On May 10, 2016, at 3:14 PM, Bill Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Denys
> 
> Yes however there's no way to manipulate the picker other than the front panel.   An Autoloader works fine however a tape library with more than 1 tape head will not work.   Neither will you be able to manage tapes or select specific tapes in certain slots.  A tape library does not work with MPE and loader does.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Bill Green
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ryan C. Melander
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 12:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
> 
> 7.5 PP5
> 
> 
> Ryan C. Melander, V.P.
> Ideal Computer Services, Inc.
> 88 Wright Brothers Ave.
> Livermore, CA 94551
> Ph. 800-862-8787
> Ph. 925-447-4747 x213
> Fx. 925-447-4780
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 11:58 AM
> To: Ryan C. Melander <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
> 
> No.  There should be a class called SCSI PASSTHRU or some such.  It's not a pseudo device, it's a SCSI passthrough driver than sends the scsi commands to the device unaltered.
> 
> What rev of MPE are you on?
> 
> Denys
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ryan C. Melander
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
> 
> By passthru,.. are you saying PSEUDO device?
> 
> 
> Ryan C. Melander, V.P.
> Ideal Computer Services, Inc.
> 88 Wright Brothers Ave.
> Livermore, CA 94551
> Ph. 800-862-8787
> Ph. 925-447-4747 x213
> Fx. 925-447-4780
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Denys Beauchemin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 11:49 AM
> To: Ryan C. Melander <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [HP3000-L] hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
> 
> It's been well over a decade, so bear with me.
> 
> The ldev for the SCSI address of the tape unit is configured as a standard DDS or DLT.  The robot is configured as a scsi-passthru device.  You will need software to drive the robot, unless you configure it in semi-automatic mode.
> 
> What auto-changer are we talking about here?
> 
> Denys
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ryan C. Melander
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] hp3000 AUTOCHANGER on MPE
> 
> Does anyone remember how to configure an HP auto-changer tape unit on the HP3000?  It has two scsi addresses.  One for the tape unit, the other for the changer itself.
> 
> 
> Ryan C. Melander, V.P.
> Ideal Computer Services, Inc.
> 88 Wright Brothers Ave.
> Livermore, CA 94551
> Ph. 800-862-8787
> Ph. 925-447-4747 x213
> Fx. 925-447-4780
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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