Absolutely. A dedicated single-ended SCSI2 interface card is recommended,
and I don't know how strict that is. But as long as you are on 5.0 or 5.5
you should have no problem.
At 08:08 PM 97/10/29 -0500, you wrote:
>So you are saying that the DLT4000 will work on an HP3000 947?
>
>We were told by our hardware reseller that it wouldn't work.
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gilles Schipper [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 8:04 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Installing a DLT4000
>>
>> If you're on 5.0, you will need a patch (MPEJXC9A, I think - but it
>> may
>> have been superceded).
>>
>> On 5.5, there should be no problem at all.
>>
>> In either case, simply use the device name DLT4000, with the
>> appropriate
>> path, etc. in sysgen.
>>
>> Even if you can't get the appropriate patch for 5.0, you should still
>> be
>> able to configure and use the DLT4000 by using the "USER" id, and
>> appropriately manually configuring the other parameters in sysgen.
>>
>> Incidentally, I've noticed that current versions of DLT4000 drivers do
>> not
>> support the fastsearch feature most of us have learned to really
>> appreciate
>> with our 4mm drives. So expect to wait 25 minutes or more to restore
>> somewhere far into the tape - instead of the few seconds you have been
>> used
>> to for your 4mm media. There may be a patch in the works to correct
>> this.
>>
>> It could be that some or all of the various 3rd-party backup software
>> products do not have this limitation, but I don't know.
>>
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>> Gilles Schipper
>> GSA Inc.
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>> 300 John Street, Box 87651 Thornhill, ON Canada L3T 7R4
>> Voice: 905.889.3000 Fax: 905.889.3001
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