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Subject:	Re: Thinking about a new tape drive
From:	Sletten Kenneth W KPWA <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Sletten Kenneth W KPWA <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 6 May 2002 10:30:47 -0700
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After Denys said:

> One can indeed have a DLT4000 SE-SCSI on a 3000.  Indeed
> over the years, several people have reported that you
> can even boot from a DLT4000 drive, even though this is
> not officially supported.

Gilles continued:

>>   Has anyone ever successfully updated from a DLT4000?
>
> No. But, according to the HPe3000 Business Servers
> Configuration Guide, March 2000 edition, page 4-111,
> only the SE DLT4000 tape drive (as opposed to any
> FWSCSI-connected DLT drive) enjoys DLT boot support.

We have had two external SE DLT4000 drives on our 959
for years;  have done several system update and patch
cycles using one of them as the boot device;  never had
any kind of hardware or software problem with the DLTs...

Ken Sletten

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