LTO-3 tape bootable ??

[rleon]

Is LTO-3 bootable with ignite?

Thanks

[rleon]

someone said

"I don't think an standalone LTO-3 tape drive is bootable but I may be wrong."

[Torsten.]

It depends, the tape itself probably is, but is the drive and the system too?

Too less info here.

[Pete Randall]

This might be of some interest:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1254755031407+28353475&threadId=1295897


Pete

[rleon]

Thanks for the response.

This is for an ignite of an rp3440.

on an LTO-3 tape drive with an LTO3-tape.

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Is the tape drive SCSI attached loacally?

If so, the answer is yes:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/compatibility/tapebackup/PA-RISC/Detail/16-0024-0098.html

If SAN attached, then no - SAN tape drives are not bootable at all - you can though boot off DVD and then restore from an Ignite tape.

HTH

Duncan

[BUPA IS · Accepted solution]

Hello,
Your question had me worried for a bit. To prove the point I have just tried this again on our test rp3440 and the ignite tape boots from the external HP LTO-3 drive .

regards
Mike