In article <1156469276.946161.220060@74g2000cwt.googlegroups. com>,
mrkhairy@yahoo.com writes:
> Hi gurus,
>
> I don't understand what happen but this is the scenario. I've got an N
> class (N4000) with hpux 11.00 installed with HP DLT8000 tape drive
> attached. Went to DR site several weeks ago to perform restoration. The
> targeted machine is also an N class (N4000) but it was attached with a
> Quantum DLT8000 Tape Drive. When I started to boot from the tape in the
> DR N4000, the booting process stucked. One of the technical staff there
> told me I should use a HP DLT tape drive. I don't think that is the
> issue. I replaced the Quantum with a Compaq DLT 40/80 tape drive but
> still the same problem. So I've decided to follow the technical staff
> advice by replacing the Quantum and Compaq with a HP DLT8000 tape
> drive. It works! Can anyone tell me why this happen. From the bch, I
> can see all the tape drives are detected and should be able to become
> potential boot devices.
>
> Any comments are highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
Helllo,

according to a HP technician you cannot boot from a generic DLT tape drive. HP drives have special firmware, so the HP boot loader can work with them.

Yours, Hans Martin.