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Title:Ask the Storage Architecture Group
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Moderator:SSAG::TERZAN
Created:Wed Oct 15 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6756
Total number of notes:25276

6529.0. "TZ887 & software question" by SAYER::ELMORE (Steve [email protected] 4123645893) Fri Mar 28 1997 10:25

    Is software provided and/or required for the TZ887 (OpenVMS)?  I am
    aware that the SLS/ABS/PAB backup software supports this device. 
    However, a customer wants to know if they can manipulate the tapes
    and loader from DCL, without having to buy ABS.
    
    Thanks,
    Steve
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6529.1MRU is a good tools, use it..SUBSYS::TRANStraight <Left> Hitter..Fri Mar 28 1997 13:564
    
    MRU is your answer.. Also reply off-line.
    
    T.
6529.2NABETH::alanDr. File System's Home for Wayward Inodes.Fri Mar 28 1997 17:316
	The longer answer (not much, but longer) is that starting around
	January of last year many of our libraries and loaders began
	to ship with a version of MRU in them.  I think the libraries
	(TL810 & TL820 families) got the kits in first and the loaders
	(DLT and RDAT) were added later.  I think CSS added it to the
	boxes for the TKZ6x family around the time we released V1.1.
6529.3clarification SAYER::ELMORESteve [email protected] 4123645893Mon Mar 31 1997 15:027
    I'm not quite sure I understand .2
    
    Do you mean that MRU is now shipped with the tape drives?  No SW
    license need be ordered additionally?
    
    thanks,
    Steve
6529.4NABETH::alanDr. File System's Home for Wayward Inodes.Mon Mar 31 1997 17:098
	re: .3

	Hopefully and Hopefully.

	But, if the box got packed at the factory before the factory
	got copies of the MRU kit, then such a box would not have a
	copy of MRU.  If a customer gets such an old box, they'll
	have to buy an MRU license.