Re: booting from fibre tape drives

From: Wesley Joyce (wjoyce_at_UVI.EDU)
Date: 04/30/03

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    I have tried booting from a Sysback tape using a SCSI Ultrium 3581 (rmt1),
    no luck. However, I was able to boot from my internal DDS4 (rmt0) then
    choose a different install device, rmt1. Again, this applies to Sysback,
    the latest one that has been branded by TSM.

    At 06:37 AM 4/29/2003 -0400, you wrote:

    >Good morning all:
    >I was ask a question last night:
    >Can you boot a server from a fibre tape drive? I tried this on an S80
    >with a 3494 fibre drive and the system didn't see the device.
    >So now I ask the you has anyone done this or can it be done? If so
    >what are the step needed to do this.
    >As always I look forward to the replies and thank you in advance.
    >Vince
    >
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