suggestions for IA64 rx3440 ignite-ux recovery tape drive

[john guardian]

Management wants to buy a tape drive (preferably DLT/SDLT)  that can be used to create an Ignite-UX recovery for several rx3440 development systems. I'd like to be certain that the drive will also actually work as a bootable device as well. I've heard that some (possibly non-HP) drives will not be recognized as boot devices by HP systems. Anyone out there doing anything like this? Looking for a reliable VAR who can source a drive and cable as well.

[Torsten.]

>> IA64 rx3440


Such system does not exist.

There is a

rp3440 (RISC)

or a

rx3600 (Itanium)



What do you have???


I would get with a HP branded drive, nn-hp drives are probably not bootable.

[Torsten.]

Meanwhile you can look for a drive here:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/IPF/13-9999-0005.html#matrixtable

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/PA-RISC/index.html

[john guardian]

The number was emailed to me by one of the techs. Just got back from the development lab and found that there were 2 machines: an rx w/SAS and an rp w/LVD. So they'd been misinterpreted by the tech. I did find a source for the drives;

http://www.tapedriveexchange.com/HP/?gclid=CODwzpuT864CFcRM4AodrnE_Hg

and they seem to have what the lab needs.

Thx.