DR Backups, HP Surestore drives and Quantum ValueLoader issues

[ColdArm]

Hi all,
I Have a little issue. I've been commissioned with the task of ensuring we can restore all of our data from scratch in the event of a DR scenario. Currently we have two backups devices - a Quantum DLT ValueLoader (8 tape) that caters for our file server backups and a HP SureStore DLT drive that handles our Exchange backups. The drive that will be at our DR site is a re-badged HP Surestore. Now here's my problem; I've had ongoing problems whereby tapes that were created on the HP drive will not be read on the Quantum drive and vice versa. Therefore, if you cannot read from that tape, you cannot restore from it - I guess there's a specific way each individual manufacturer writes to tapes. Is there any way I can navigate around this problem and achieve the ability to read and restore from a Quantum written tapes on a HP drive?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ColdArm

 

[SQLBill]

Nope, everything I've seen says you have to restore from the same type of tape drive as you made the backup to.

-SQLBill

 

[justin2000]

This technote should tell you what you need to know..

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/245145.htm

Also all the DLT drives are re-badged Quantum drives, Quantum are the only manufacturers of DLT drives.