Sharing an LTO Tape drive between two iSeries with 5712 or 5702 Features
Overview
Two AS/400 Hosts with 5702 Features
sharing a 3581 Tape drive
Available as a Rack-mount or
Desktop Switch
Use a Peripheral Vision SCSI Switch to share a tape drive between iSeries Hosts and maximise your Tape investment.
- Each Host creates the tape drive in the normal way as a TAPXX device
- Simple manual switch-over. SCSI termination switched automatically. Both Hosts are terminated normally at all times
- Overcomes problem of un-plugging and re-plugging SCSI cables
- Full bandwidth operation - no speed loss
- No set-up, Transparent to SCSI ID of drive, does not use a SCSI ID itself
- Rack mount or desktop units available
- Automatic versions available, controlled from a CL script on the Host
- Compatible with 2729 2749 5702 or 5712 IOPs (IOAs)
- For the HVD SCSI features (2749/2729), Each Host controls the Switch by the Vary-on of the drive. The drive can only be Varied on in one Host at a time. No manual intervention is required. The Vary ON and Vary Off commands can be built into the As/400 CL script
- For the LVD SCSI features (5702 or 5712) Automatic versions are available
- 4 and 6 Host versions also available
- Can be used to share the tape drive between the iSeries and a Wintel/Unix Host
Specifications
Compatible with all SCSI drives
Universal Power Supply: 97 to 260 VAC
Desktop Enclosures: A4 footprint
Rackmount Enclosures: 1U height
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