We use the Fujifilm tapes and have great luck with them, our library is an ADIC Scalar 1000 (ADIC Scalar 100 is what the IBM 3583 is in real life), our drives are IBM 3580 drives. We tried the Graham and the Imation, but found Fuji seems to be the most compatible.
-----Original Message----- From: Coats, Jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 7:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584 I know this was a different unit, but we have a 3583. Sometime back we had to do a microcode upgrade AND replace all the internal slots in the library because evidently the NON-IBM Brand LTOs are slightly different in size, enough so the tapes drug and the picker had problems pulling them out due to additional drag. This was the IBM solution. This implies, at least to me, that IBM may want to keep to tighter tolerances than are written in the standard for LTOs. Or the 'real standard' and the 'published standard' for the tape cartridges may be different as they are implemented. Standards are good. Everyone should have 2 or 3 :) Actually standards, unless written exceptionally well, are subject to interpretation. Take a look at my favorite, the RS-232 standard :) that has been around longer than I have been in the computing field. > -----Original Message----- > From: Anderson F. Nobre [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 10:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584 > > I know a client that has bought Imation tapes and when they have used the > tape cartridges they jamed into the drive units. > > Regards, > > Anderson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Ferraretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:30 AM > Subject: Non-IBM LTO tapes in a 3584 > > > > All, > > > > We're looking at purchasing extra LTO-1 tapes to go in our 3584. To > date, > we've been running IBM tapes but we've gotten cheaper prices on HP and > Imation tapes. Both HP and Imation are priced about 30% less than the IBM > tapes. > > > > But I'm wondering if there are any quality issues with either of these > brands. Also, I'm wondering if running non-IBM tapes in a 3584 might > raise > any issues. > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Thanks > > > > Mark > > > > > > -- > > Mark Ferraretto > > Unix Systems Administrator > > Deutsche Bank Hong Kong > > w: +852 2203 6362 m: +852 9558 8032 f: +852 2203 6971 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > > > This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If > you > are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) > please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any > unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this > e-mail is strictly forbidden. This transmittal may contain confidential information intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (collect at 907-564-1000) and ask to speak with the message sender. In addition, please immediately delete this message and all attachments. Thank you.
