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Re: Tape & DAT/DDS Recommendations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pete Popov)
Wed Nov 11 20:31:53 1998
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 18:25:45 +0000
From: Pete Popov <ppopov@redcreek.com>
To: webmaster@rsa.net
CC: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Charles Kerns wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am configuring some new systems and need a recommendation for tape drives. I
> normally lean towards the HP line such as the 8i and 24i drives under NT. Do
> these drives do well under Linux? The SCSI adpaters being used are the Diamond
> Fireport, the Adaptec 7890 U2W (onboard) and ICP Vortex RAID controllers.
>
> I would also appreciate any recommendations on backup software. Is there
> something better than BRU?
>
> Thank you all for your time!
I no longer work for Sony so I hope you'll take my recommendation as an unbiased one.
I worked with DDS drives for three years and my recommendation is: for DDS2, Sony's
SDT-7000; for DDS3, Sony's SDT-9000. Keep in mind that Sony's drives are OEMed
by DEC and DEC has one of the most thorough qualification cycles I've seen.
Furthermore, I know for sure that they work damn well with Linux.
Pete
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