We use a Paralan converter, which has worked flawlessly, though we don't
use it on our filer.
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Marion Hakanson
hakanson@cse.ogi.edu
CSE Computing Facilities
> We have recently purchased a LVD SDLT 320 tape drive that we were hoping
> could plug directly into our F720 Filer. Problem is that filer has a
> HVD SCSI connection on the back of it and no ability to add a LVD SCSI
> card to it (at least that is what Netapp Support says). So I was
> wondering if anyone out there has tried a Rancho LVD to HVD SCSI
> converter in this type of application and if so what were the results.
>
> =20
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> =20
>
> Todd Leuffgen
>
> =20
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> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
> 11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>We have recently purchased a LVD SDLT 320
> tape drive that we were hoping could plug directly into our F720 Filer.
> Problem is that filer has a HVD SCSI connection on the back of it and no
> ability to add a LVD SCSI card to it (at least that is what Netapp Support
> says). So I was wondering if anyone out there has tried a Rancho LVD to HVD
> SCSI converter in this type of application and if so what were the results.</span></font></p>
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Marion Hakanson
Stephane Bentebba
Todd Leuffgen