Check the IBM web site for the current numbers: http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/tape/3590/prod_data/g225-6824.html
3590 tape drive performance depends on the model. The latest E1x models write at 14 MB/sec raw, with a maximum sustained rate on SCSI of 34 MB/sec (with compression) and 42 MB/sec of FC with compression. Burst rates are higher, 40 and 100. Orville L. Lantto Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (http://www.datatrend.com) 121 Cheshire Lane #700 Minnetonka, MN 55305 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gabriel Wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/29/02 08:39 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Magstar Tape capabilities An excerpt from the Magstar Redbook. SG24-2594-02 "The Magstar tape drive is capable of reading and writing data at a rate of 9 MB/sec. This is three times the rate at which IBM 3490E devices can read and write data. The IBM 3590 High Performance Tape Subsystem can transfer data between the host and the tape subsystem at a rate of 20 MB/sec for hosts attached through small computer systems interface (SCSI), and a rate of 17 MB/sec for hosts attached through Enterprise System Connection (ESCON) channels." Gabriel C. Wiley ADSM/TSM Administrator AIX Support Phone 1-614-308-6709 Pager 1-877-489-2867 Fax 1-614-308-6637 Cell 1-740-972-6441 Siempre Hay Esperanza
