> Ali, > Its been a long time, but I think the answer is no. A tape is not a > disk and > uses a different SCSI command set to a disk. For example you can't > rewind a > disk. > > I found a SmartArray 3200 manual here:- > > http://index-of.es/Tutorials/Proliant%201600/SmartArray3200.pdf > > and in the Q&A it says :- > > Q. Does the Smart Array 3200 Controller support SCSI tape drives and > CD-ROM > drives? > A. No; the Smart Array 3200 Controller only supports Wide-Ultra2 > SCSI,Wide-Ultra SCSI-3, Fast-Wide SCSI-2, and Fast SCSI-2 hard drives. > > So I would say not.
Dave, RTFM - Read The Friggin Manual. :) That pretty much settles it. Thanks for finding that bit of info. I am going to throw in an Adaptec controller in there and call it done! -Ali
