HiComp still is very active promoting, selling and supporting a
multi-platform, MPE-aware backup solution, that includes a facility to drive
robotics.

In other words, Denys, your information is still correct.

To whom it may concern : Depending on your location, I may be the person to
deal with. My company is the French distributor, with Europe-wide competency
as far as MPE is concerned, for HiComp backup solutions.

Christian Lheureux
Responsable BU Infrastructure
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la
> part de Denys Beauchemin
> Envoye : jeudi 20 novembre 2003 20:42
> A : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] More tape drives
>
>
> John is incorrect.  Hicomp had a solution to drive the robotic devices
> on the MPE (and many other) systems.  It was first made available in
> 1999.  I do not know the current status of the product as I left the
> company some months ago.
>
> I have heard of other vendors doing this, but have never seen anything
> else.  This does not mean it does not exist, it simply means
> I have not
> seen it.
>
> And indeed, yes, I could write a program to drive the robot, but I do
> not believe it is worth the effort as EOS is now firmly in
> the rearview
> mirror.
>
> Denys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of John Lee
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 1:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] More tape drives
>
> Michael-
>
> MPE has no driver or software to control the robotics of a
> library.  It
> will see the drives as logical devices, and I've even gotten one to
> write
> to the drive, but you can't control the robotics, so it's not
> a library
> anymore.  Now I see in your discussion with Denys that maybe you can
> write
> your own driver for it.  I've never tried it.  If anyone can
> do it, it's
> no
> doubt Denys!  Will the end results be worth the effort???...you may be
> the
> one telling us that in the near future.  I don't know anyone
> who's tried
> it.
>
> As far as HP "supporting" it, no they won't...but as you say,
> it doesn't
> matter in your case.  Your third party support provider will
> support it,
> I
> would guess.  Or at least we would.
>
> John Lee
>
>
>
>
>
> At 12:43 PM 11/20/03 -0600, Michael Anderson wrote:
> >John,
> >I'm not sure what you mean when you say "HP 3000s do not support
> >libraries". Do you mean that nobody has ever written
> software to drive
> a
> >tape library on M.P.E?
> >
> > If you were to say HP doesn't support this, I'd say that's not a
> >problem.
> >Or if you were to say M.P.E has no way to address this type
> of device,
> >then I'd say okay, that could be a problem.
> >
> > I could be wrong, but I don't think I'd have a support problem, only
> >because I don't use HP for hardware or software support.
> >
> >As far as the 3000 not supporting it, I think it a question
> of what are
> >the requirements to connect it to the 3000, and be able to
> use it, and
> >will the end results be worth the effort?
> >
> >Just my opnion.
> >Michael.
> >
> >
> >>>> John Lee <[log in to unmask]> 11/20/03 11:07AM >>>
> >Michael-
> >
> >HP 3000s do not support libraries.
> >
> >John Lee
> >Vaske Compuer Solutions
> >
> >At 10:11 AM 11/20/03 -0600, Michael Anderson wrote:
> >>What is needed to connect a Dell PowerVault 130T DLT Tape Library
> >(maybe
> >>made by Quantum) to a HP3000/979?
> >>
> >>This machine is running M.P.E 6.0 pp2
> >>It's already got a DLT7000 drive.
> >>
> >>PowerVault is on it's way to FA, unless I can use it on our M.P.E
> >box.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
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> >>fax: 281.586.1187
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