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From: ZWARTS@HGRRUG51.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Strange behaviour of TU81+ under VMS 4.7
Message-ID: <8802051941.AA22333@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 27 Jan 88 10:35:00 GMT
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>    I have discovered some strange behavior on our newly installed TU81+. After
>    mounting an ANSI-labeled volume, (i.e. MOUNT MUA0: TAPE) and asking for a
>    listing of files on the volume (i.e. DIR MUA0:), the drive will scan the
>    volume and display all files that it finds.  The strangeness is that it
>    REWINDS the tape and scans it again, reporting all the files on the volume
>    TWICE.  Has anyone else seen this problem?  We are running VMS 4.7 on a VAX
>    8250.  As I mentioned, the tape drive itself has recently been upgraded
>    from a TU81 to a TU81+.

We have some Cipher 990 tape drives interfaced through Emulex TC13 controllers
emulating a TS11. I have seen the same problem a few times when we were running
VMS V4.5 or V4.6 on a Vax 8300. I did not further investigate the problem,
since I saw the problem only a few times and only for software distribution
kits from Digital.

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