[Info-vax] Tape drives

[Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing]

In article <7egem.454037$Xo1.246209 at en-nntp-07.dc1.easynews.com>, "Syltrem" <syltremzulu at videotron.ca> writes:
>Hello everyone
>
>I have a cluster of 1 Alpha ES40, 1 Alpha 4100, 1 Integrity RX3600
>
>I currently have a direct attached (SCSI) mini-library TL891 for my backups. 
>It is connected to the ES40.
>
>The TL891 has 10 cassettes in a loader, and 2 tape drives. I load and unload 
>the tapes with the ROBOT command (Media Robot Utility software or MRU).
>
>I'm looking for a replacement for the TL891, and was proposed some drives 
>using the LTO4 technology.
>For example there is the MSL2024. It can be connected to the SAN with fiber 
>and thus presumably be used by any of my 3 cluster members.
>
>How can I manage backups on these units with VMS ?
>Can I use my ROBOT command (I would guess not...). Else what can I use to 
>load tapes from a DCL procedure ?

MSL4048 works for me with MRU Robot. 

-- Alan