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Date:      Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:56:38 -0700 (MST)
From:      TRODAT <technical@ultratrends.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Compaq Integrated SmartArray Quantum DLT4000
Message-ID:  <20060205115235.I57583@server1.ultratrends.com>
In-Reply-To: <000201c62805$7f8073b0$1215450a@ad.ewsad.net>
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My 2 cents,

For me it was the same, until I picked up an Adaptec and used it for the 
DLT drives. I was rather bummed myself but it did seem to work well.

Rob.

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Erin Fortenberry wrote:

> I had not been following this thread until now but...
>
> Several years ago I built two AntiSPAM/Virus gatways on DL380 G3's. Both had
> DLT's attached.
>
> At first these were attached via the 5i controller. Later after much hair
> pulling, I ended up adding in an Adaptec card for them.
>
> I don't know whya, but the DLT would just not work on the 5i's.
>
> Good luck,
>
> -Erin
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of RA Cohen
>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:21 AM
>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>> Cc: illoai@gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: Compaq Integrated SmartArray Quantum DLT4000
>>
>> I was physically at the machine yesterday with the SmartStart CD
>> in hand, but as I was about to boot off that CD thought it would
>> be only useful for setting up drive arrays...not the tape drive.
>> So I didn't pursue it. I'll have to check it out later today...
>>
>> I'll let you and the maillist know,
>> Roy
>>
>> --- "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/1/06, RA Cohen <roy2098@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I'm running several Compaq Proliant DL360 servers, all with
>>> FBSD
>>>> 6.0-RELEASE.
>>>>
>>>> One of these has an internal Quantum DLT 4000 (that's how
>>> the
>>>> BIOS identifies it) tape drive. I need to use it, but can
>>> find
>>>> no evidence of this hardware in the dmesg output.
>>> . . .
>>>> The system sees the integrated controller and uses ida0 to
>>> id
>>>> it, but does not see the tape drive.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If it's anything like my old proliant, the tape drive
>>> is on ncr0 or ncr1 (or sym[01] any of which are the
>>> on-board scsi controllers), which do not appear to probe
>>> on your system.  If your tape drive is cabled to
>>> ida0 or ida1, you'll probably need to resort to the
>>> array controller firmware or CD, depending, and
>>> set it up from there.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>>
>>
>>
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