+--- In a previous state of mind, Steve Gremban gremban@msp.sc.ti.com wrote: | | We are using DLT7000 (5-10 MB/sec depending on compression) drives which | actually outperform the Sony AIT (3-7.8 MB/sec depending on compression). We are | not quite seeing 2:1 compression, we get about 60GB compressed on each 35GB | tape. |
That is good to hear. We currently use a DLT4700 stacker (but not hanging off the filer). It does ok. The main drawback with our current system (Alexandria) is that 2 of the 7 tapes are used for admin purposes.
My only other interest in AIT (at first I dismissed it) is that it is at the begining of it's life, whereas DLT is at or close to its end (ie: what is the next size DLT?; AIT has a growth path for the next several years).
An AIT (or mammoth or 4mm) library (carousel wheel stylr) takes up much less space than a equivalent DLT device. I can hang a Spectralogic library (4 drives, 40 cartridges) in the same spae my f540 filer takes. A DLT library of that size would have to be floor standing (at least the ones I have seem).
I would love to hang a Spectralogic library (such as the one described above) off of my filer. That would be quite nice...
Ok, separate issue:
Is anybody using NBMD?
If you are, are you using a library (stacker, jukebox, etc) on the filer? How is it working?
I am hoping that Legato may open the doors to this (at least open them more widely). Does NBMD care about what device it is controlling?
Just curious.
Thanks.
Alexei