We had several issues with LTO2 firmware and library firmware causing false alarms. I'm make sure your running the latest code
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 12:54 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] LTO2 unreliability Are all LTO2 drives as unreliable as I have been experiencing ? We installed our first 3583 with 2-LTO2 drives, about a year ago. Of the two drives, both have been replaced at least one. I just replace one of the replacements, again (wouldn't power up). The first replacement was after about a month of usage ! We just upgraded our configuration by adding 2-drives to the existing library and purchasing another 3583 with 4-drives. These have now been in use for about 2-weeks. Of the 2-new drives added to the old library, one of them is already showing signs of problems (shows A! on the panel, which the book says drive hardware fault). Of my 9+ years of experience with 3590 (B and E) drives, I have never seen so many failures. Especially considering the amount of tapes that have been fed through the 3590 drives (the 4-E drives run through over 200-mounts a day). Is this normal ? Also, no I do not push what I consider a lot of data through these drives (~ 1TB per week). What kind of experiences do other folks have with IBM 3580 LTO2 drives, when it comes to reliability ?
