StorageTek 9708 Tape library

From: Geoff Reed <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Mon Sep 23 19:55:01 2002

the robot isn't controlled via the '232 port, that is for diagnostics and
maintenance. you need to have software that recognizes the robot. I set
up a couple of 97xx series libraries a few years back for Experience Music
Project. we used a Clariion branded LVM (Library volume manager) that, in
conjunction with a raid array made the tape drive look like a 17 terabyte
disk :)

At 06:27 PM 9/23/02 -0400, you wrote:
>does anyone know anything about these? does anyone have docs? i'd love
>to get
>mine setup and working, but i can't seem to figure out details. like for
>instance, there is a db25 on the back, and the robot doesn't show up as a scsi
>id, are the robots on these things serial controlled?
>
>docs would be best.
>
>thanks all!!!
>
>-brian
>--
>"Hope you don't have much traffic then... ya turn on any feature in a
>crisco and you tax the hell outta the cpu..don't be so cruel to that
>little 68030, he never did anything to hurt you. Really, he loves you
>and just wants to shovel the bits around. meanie" Derrick D. Daugherty
Received on Mon Sep 23 2002 - 19:55:01 BST