Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 17:07:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Owens <owensc@enc.edu> To: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Sony AIT tape drive support Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980618165206.2301M-100000@itsdsv2.enc.edu>
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Howdy,
Has anyone here played with one of these drives with FreeBSD? These
drives, of course, have an extended SCSI command set that allows access to
the on-tape memory chip for the storing of index information, etc.
My understanding is that when used with a plain, vanilla SCSI tape driver
the AIT unit behaves just like a regular 8-millimeter drive (just with
higher capacity and better throughput perhaps). Access to the other AIT
nifty features (fast access times, no need to rewind prior to tape
removal, etc.) requires a driver that utilizes this extended SCSI command
set.
Am I right here? Any further comments? Has anyone been thinking about
adding support the extra AIT functionality to the standard SCSI driver
(or pehaps making a separate AIT driver)?
I should have one of these drives (installed in a nifty 28-tape library!)
to play with in a few weeks. I'll be fine without support for the extra
features since I mostly just care about the high storage capacity.
Pleace cc: any replys to me directly since I'm not on the -scsi list.
Thanks,
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Network & Systems Administrator
Information Technology Services "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's
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