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Re: Tape & DAT/DDS Recommendations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher Smith)
Thu Nov 12 05:52:16 1998
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 01:09:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Smith <cbsmith@envise.com>
To: Pete Popov <ppopov@redcreek.com>
cc: webmaster@rsa.net, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <3649D6A9.9FF95D2@redcreek.com>
On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Pete Popov wrote:
> 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.
I'd second the SDT-9000 recommendation. We got one, and for a while it
didn't work at all, and I was ready to tear it to pieces and send some
hate mail to Sony. Turned out that the power coupling from the case was
corroded (it was an internal unit). Once we fixed that, the thing has been
working like a charm. It's fast and increadibly reliable.
--Chris
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