Re: Tape Backup Units

[Adam <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> DAT24?? We are looking for a 14-24GB TBU we can use and I would like
>All Quantum DLT drives are supposed to work with Linux (and NT, obviously).
>Go to their website, and Linux is listed among the Unices that are
>supported.  The interesting thing is that ALL models of their DLT drives are
>compatible, which isn't true for most of the other Unix flavors.  We're

Some Unices (notable AIX in my experience) are rather odd in the way they
handle devices,  so it isn't that suprising.

>using one with SCO Openserver right now, and plan on buying another DLT
>drive when we order our Linux server (for file/print/e-mail).  They are
>pretty sweet, and ours haven't given us ANY problems, vs. 8mm Exabyte drives
>we used at my last job (to be fair, though, we were using ArcServe running
>on NetWare, which is an administrative nightmare.  Anyone who used the
>original 6.0 knows what I'm talking about).

I have a Quantum DLT driver and it works great.  Packs 70Gb on a 
cartridge and is probably as fast as the harddrive I had in my
first IBM XT.  Also have an 8mm Exabyte (in an IBM RS/6000) and 
they're reliable but rather pokey complared to the DLT.  One note
about the DLT cartridges is that they are slighly fragile,  dropping
one only a few feet can ruin it.