I'd imagine that if the card truly fits the specifications (and I'd expect Adaptec to adhere to the specs) that any SCSI tape drive would work that is supported by TSM would work well. The least obtrusive drives that I've used with TSM are the Sony SDT-9000 (internal 4mm DDS-3 12GB/24GB). The other good news is that 4mm drives and media are quite inexpensive since development of the 4mm standard appears to have stopped.
Here's a link to Sony's website for one of their external, portable drives... It irritates me that they don't specify that this drive is SCSI... I'd verify that they haven't done something silly like put a parallel interface on the back. http://www.storagebysony.com/products/productmain.asp?id=118 -JD.
I'm trying to set up a portable demo unit for TSM, using a laptop that has an Adaptec APA-1460A PCMCIA card; the card supports SCSI-2. Does anyone out there have any experience with any compatible (and current) tape drive that'll run of this card? -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
-- Justin Derrick Independent IBM Content Manager OnDemand Consultant Specializing in Reporting, Optimization, Billing Applications, plus Installations, Upgrades and Hardware Migrations eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.justinderrick.com/
