LTO 5 Library
I had the joy of finishing off an LTO 5 library install today. It is a bit of beast with 96 tape slots available and 4 drive bays. First problem I had was that the robot arm was stuck after powering it on, so power off, pull a couple drives out and see if anything is blocking it, nothing obvious, so it gave it a bit of twiddle and prod, powered back on and everything is splendid. We have the 4 drives but in a typical HP mental licensing move we are only licensed for 48 tape slots. So they charge you to buy a load of hardware then make you pay a licence fee to use it all. Imagine if you bought a Truck from but you only were allowed to use the first half of the trailer unless you paid an additional license fee, would you think you had got a good deal? How about if boughtV12 Ferrari but your initial licence only allowed you to use it as V6, but you could pay Ferrari an extra wodge for the other cylinders if you needed them later. A mad way to do business. Anyway, the tape drives ...