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as400: what "tape density" should i use 3570

We have a 3570 tape drive for our as400. The cartridges are 05H2462. I've been getting a message that I either have the wrong tape or it was initialized incorrectly. This has happened with several tapes, so I'm thinking I may be initializing incorrectly. For tape density I've been using *DEVTYPE. I'm going to experiment with the other options, but hoping someone knows what the correct tape density is. I've tried calling IBM and I'm googling, but haven't found the answer yet.

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Try going in through iSeries Navigator. Drill down through My Connections ¿ your system ¿ Configuration and Service ¿ Hardware ¿ Tape Devices ¿ Tape Libraries. Make sure the drive is available and has a cartridge loaded. Right-click the drive and select Properties. Click the Capabilities tab.

Review the information available for density through that view to see if useful options are shown.

I don't have the same device/cartridge, so I can't tell you what values you might see. But I've had some decent luck going through that sequence. Other tabs can fill in some possible details.

Tom

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gebigler

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That's what I ended up doing. For some reason, it kept bombing if I left ownerid blank. *fmt3570 and *ctgtype both worked after I started filling in that field. There must be something in our customized backup routine that requires it.

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as400: what &quot;tape density&quot; should i use 3570

as400: what "tape density" should i use 3570