mt and tar fail on LTO-5 drives

[bartels]

On 08/19/2013 08:44 PM, Guy Harrison wrote:
> This *might* be useful..
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21393009
> ..particularly..
> http://www-01.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBM_TSM_Supported_Devices_for_AIXHPSUNWIN.html
>
> Please bear in mind the page is for TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) so even if
> you find your drive in there it still may mean you need a driver. It is
> often the case when an IBM driver is required that both the driver and
> drive firmware must match.
>
> I'm going to duck out now except to say one more thing. When I've had to
> install TSM on a windows machine & it's gone wrong it has always been the
> driver (or getting windows to use the right driver) at fault.

Thanks Guy, but these troubles are only seen with tar / mt.
Both drives work fine with LTFS.

- Bartels


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