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тАО09-21-2007 05:01 AM
тАО09-21-2007 05:01 AM
Correct media for HP C7438A ?
What is the correct media for the tape device HP C7438A ? This is a DDS one and I am not sure if this is a DDS-4 drive or a DAT-72.
Here are the deatils,
/root_home> ioscan -fnCtape
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
=======================================================================
tape 0 0/0/4/1/1.3.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP C7438A
/dev/rmt/0m /dev/rmt/0mnb /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTn /dev/rmt/c5t3d0DDSb
/dev/rmt/0mb /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BEST /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTnb /dev/rmt/c5t3d0DDSn
/dev/rmt/0mn /dev/rmt/c5t3d0BESTb /dev/rmt/c5t3d0DDS /dev/rmt/c5t3d0DDSnb
/root_home> model
ia64 hp server rx8640
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тАО09-21-2007 05:19 AM
тАО09-21-2007 05:19 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
Vijay
It is DAT-72, so it is compatible with DDS-4 tape.
http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/pdfs/media/compatibility.pdf
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тАО09-21-2007 05:19 AM
тАО09-21-2007 05:19 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
To find the media you can use
http://www.hptapecompat.com
Hope this helps!
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тАО09-21-2007 05:24 AM
тАО09-21-2007 05:24 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
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тАО09-21-2007 05:35 AM
тАО09-21-2007 05:35 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
http://www.hptapecompat.com
now to find your media. It's easy.
Nice tool, but you cannot use links to refer to a specific page or result.
Hope this helps!
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тАО09-21-2007 08:34 AM
тАО09-21-2007 08:34 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
Its a dat72 drive, it is actually a dds5 drive, but dds4 media will work
hp media part number are here
http://www.partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi/main?sel_flg=partlist&model=DAT72_TAPEDRIVE&HP_model=Q1528A&modname=StorageWorks+DAT+72e+external+tape+drive+%28Q1528A%29&template=main&plist_sval=Tape+Cartridge&plist_styp=subcat&dealer_id=&callingsite=&strsrch=&keysel=Tape+Cartridge&catsel=%3F
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тАО09-22-2007 02:48 AM
тАО09-22-2007 02:48 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
#diskinfo /dev/rmt/0m
it will reply with the capacity of the media.
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тАО09-22-2007 02:48 AM
тАО09-22-2007 02:48 AM
Re: Correct media for HP C7438A ?
#diskinfo -v /dev/rmt/0m
it will reply with the capacity of the media.