Subject: RE: Attaching a 3490E tape drive to an iSeries
From: Steele, Phil (steelep@tabcorp.com.au)
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 - 19:35:52 EST
HI Allan, we had a pair of these 3490-E11 tape drives ( each with an
with integrated tape loader too!), which we attached to a RS/6000 H70,
(via scsi attachment natch). We used them to read in our z/series
mainframe's 3480 log tapes. ( masses of them!) . we had no particular
problem apart from the ebcdic/ascii issues for character data. As I
recall the 3490-E11's were really great( and fast). I think we wrote all
of the code ourselves to decipher the z/series ebcdic data. I do not
know whether there is any native OS/400 assistance to be had here vis a
vis an I/series understanding z/series data. I know we did not use any
AIX assistance for the P/series( er... RS/6000) if there was any.
FWIW,
Philip Steele
HP Enterprise Services
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495 Harris St Ultimo NSW 2007
Tel: +61 2 92181241
Email: steelep@tabcorp.com.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf
Of Tony Thigpen
Sent: Wednesday, 4 November 2009 3:01 PM
To: VSE Discussion List
Subject: Re: Attaching a 3490E tape drive to an iSeries
I do know the SCSI 3490-E11 tape drive I purchased for my flex box came
off an iSeries. And that the manuals that came with it talk about
iSeries attachment requirements.
I no longer use it and would sell it to you, but the shipping would be
out of sight to your location.
Tony Thigpen
-----Original Message -----
From: Allan Peterson
Sent: 11/03/2009 09:39 PM
> Has anyone done this and if so what was the model of the 3490E used
and what if any were the gotcha's
>
> The iSeries is not under our control
> The 3490E is being looked at as a alternative to getting data off the
mainframe into the iSeries especially as a lot of the Historical data is
on tape and the file transfer system is being a bit flaky at the moment
>
> Allan Peterson
> Network Team Leader
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> Email: Allan.Peterson@revera.co.nz | Web: www.revera.co.nz
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