The 3494 with the 3590s is great for a lot of stop start writing. It is also intelligent so it does a lot of the managing of the tapes. On the downside that adds a layer of complication. It is also more expensive. The 3580 is great for streaming data, moves fast, and isn't as complicated. Is also isn't as smart and doesn't so as well with the stop start type writing. For us at least the LTO tapes are larger so we had 20 tapes that reduced to 6 which was wonderful.
Hope this helps Becky -----Original Message----- From: Gene Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3494 Tape Library The 3575 we are currently using backs up aix servers as well as nt systems. The biggest problem has been to keep enough scratch tapes available. I'm currently rotating around 600 tapes that hold appox. 20gb eachdepending on compression. Also in the past we have not had the luxuary of a fiber backbone, but that is now changing and each of our 35 locations have fiber being installed. Going this direction would allow us to have a lot less tapes, and at the same time give us room to grow in the future. I'm not dead set on a 3494 library because of price, but it does appear to give us a lot of flexibility for future needs. Gene |--------+-------------------------> | | "Davidson, | | | Becky" | | | <Becky.Davidson| | | @SLBG.COM> | | | | | | 02/01/02 12:31 | | | PM | | | Please respond | | | to "ADSM: Dist | | | Stor Manager" | | | | |--------+-------------------------> >---------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: (bcc: Gene Greenberg/CentralOffice/RRISD) | | Subject: Re: 3494 Tape Library | >---------------------------------------------------------| We have a 3494 and it works great. We also have a 3584 which works well. What kind of purpose are you going to use it for? Becky -----Original Message----- From: Gene Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3494 Tape Library SMers I'm currently using a 3575 tape library and have to make or not make a recommendation to move to a 3494 library. For those who have one already I'd be interested in your eval of the 3494, good, bad or indefferent. Thanks for your help Gene
