Radu Filip schrieb:
>
> Hi!
>
> Please help me with an advise regarding purchase a new tape drive that
> must (all criteria must be satisfied):
>
> (-) works on a SCSI Adaptec Controller
> (-) works on a RedHAt 6.2 distribution with the original 2.2.16
> kernel, without the need to recompile that kernel.
> (-) be supported by Amanda
> (-) have at least 20 no-compressed GB tape drives that don't get
> defective to easy
> (-) be produced by a well known & seriuos company, relatively known for
> backup products
> (-) not be an external drive; I need an internal drive
> (-) have a decent and fair price for all of that
>
> Currently I had an OnStream ADR50 tape drive but its tapes goes defective
> too fast and are too expensive and meantime that company went out of
> business :-( (anyway, it was not my ideea to use their products) and I had
> to spent a whole day until someone from the list helps me ti figure out
> that I had to recompile Amanda with --without-fsf option in order to get
> restore works.
>
> So now I'm looking for a tape, with characteristics described like above,
> that makes me happy with doing safety backups.
I use Benchmark DLT1 tape drives. Not too expensive, and definitely
reliable. OEM also available from Dell and Compaq.
Just my EUR.02
-Christoph Sold
