Subject: Re: vse 2.7 FSU upgrade tapes
From: Julian WAll (jwall@vmvse.com)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2008 - 08:13:10 EST
We have a couple 3490-F01 tape drives on our flex system.. I have seen them from around $5,000.. check with 3490-F01----$4,700 Global Hardware Suppliers, Inc. 7595 Mariner Point North, Suite 101 Maple Grove, MN 55311 E-Mail: DonOberg@comcast.net Alternate E-Mail: DonOberg@backpack.net Direct Phone: (763) 494-3559 E-Fax: (801) 730-5352 Ron Ashley wrote: > The third party software level 2 says they have set up and support starting > at vse 2.7.1. They say that it works - and it does if they compile it and > send it to us up to this point on 3480 tapes. We are probably only a company > out of a few others that are still at vse 2.6.1 and still using 3480 tape > drives. The third party company has to move forward and will not support > previous releases. Also they was not willing to still send us 3480's. They > want probably that to go away also and have everyone get database and > program code off the web. It is much easier and less costly for them. The > database is a monthly thing and we were getting 18 3480 tapes every month - > very expensive for tapes and for packaging and shipping. The 3490 is 3 > tapes. > > So we are just trying to figure what to do about the program code that > abends. They will not look into it because their support only goes back to > 2.7.1 and that program code works. Again we might have to buy 3490's but > hate to because we are working on moving to Oracle and are trying to stay > with the status quo that all works under vse 2.6.1. How much is 3490's > anyway. Can you get small 3490 portable units that would hook up to our flex > box? > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of > Martin T2.. > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:57 AM > To: VSE Discussion List > Subject: Re: vse 2.7 FSU upgrade tapes > > ....all thing having been said... (and I am late to this thread anyway)... > > What is the problem in adapting the source where it causes a 0C1 > (operation exception)? >
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