pj@doc.imperial.ac.uk (Paul Jarvis) (02/28/91)
We have a problem connecting a genuine exabyte 8mm tape drive to our RS6000 boxes (530 and 320s running release 3002). The problem appears to be that the RS boxes recognise and own up to the fact that the drive is connected but refuse to talk to it. I believe that IBM supply a badged exabyte which does work (about 4500 pounds compared to exabytes 1500 pounds, UK prices!) the only difference being the SCSI signature. This leads me to think that the object database on the RS includes an entry for the IBM exabyte but not for a real one. Does any kind soul have the required entry, plus instructions for installing it, or am I completely wrong on this one? Please email to pj@doc.ic.ac.uk Thanks in advance Paul