rupsty Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hello, I just installed Retrospect 8 on a brand new OS X server with a Tandberg T24 Tape Drive. (LTO-4). I know from reading the forums that a user manual doesn't exist yet but I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this particular combo of the there's any kind of instruction available yet for using Retrospect 8 with the Tandberg. I haven't had any issues because I haven't used the system yet but I want to get more information before I make any major mistakes. If Retrospect 8 doesn't work I'll have to move to another software solution and judging from all the forum entries, it's not looking too promising. Thanks, Rusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 That unit should work as far as I know. Just plug it in and check it under Devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupsty Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hi, thanks for the response. I've got it going and it appears to be working fine. I've used Retrospect for years but never with a tape drive. I've created a media set and added 5 tapes. I believe I've instructed the script to move to the next tape when one is full so we'll see how it goes. How do it let Retrospect know when it encounters a cleaning tape? And what is a normal interval for cleaning the drive? Thanks! Rusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhwalker Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 How do [color:red]it[/color] let Retrospect know when it encounters a cleaning tape? And what is a normal interval for cleaning the drive? Unclear what you mean by "it". There are two ways to designate cleaning tapes. One is by the industry-standard barcode prefix of "CLN" (e.g., CLN00001, etc.). The other is to designate a slot in your autoloader as a "cleaning slot". See the User Guide for details. Oh, forgot, there is no User Guide. Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupsty Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 "it" was a typo. I meant "I". Thanks for the response. Rusty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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