SCSI ID conflict

[Marcelino Cartagena]

System Information
Gateway
OS- Windows 2000 Server
Brightstore

I installed my HP SureStore DLT 818, after installation, I noticed that one of my mirrored Drives is no longer accessible and device cannot be attached..Can anyone help me..thanks

[David Ruska]

I assume you attached this to built-in SCSI HBA. The recommendation on tape devices is to use a separate SCSI HBA.

Anyway, the 818 will use 2 SCSI IDs. You can check/set them from the front panel using:
(next until you see Admin *)
(enter, enter x3 for default password)
(next until you see SCSI ID *)
from there you can either view ids (view IDs *)
or set ids (set IDs *).

[Marcelino Cartagena]

ok..however it was recommended that I install another SCSI card..is this really required..Thanks for the quick response..

[David Ruska]

Yes, a dedicated card is highly recommended.

First, you'll have difficulty streaming the DLT8000 drive if you have an active disk on the same bus.

Second, the 818 was not tested with built-in chipsets in PCs. Testing was limited to external cards like the adaptec 2940UW.

[Marcelino Cartagena]

after connecting autoloader..Running a brightstor device configuration to assign device..it fails to assign device..is there something else I can try.