If you go with the T950 avoid SAIT drives. I'm not sure if SpectraLogic still offers SAIT as an option, but we had all sorts of problems with them. You might also want to go with direct-attached FC drives rather than use the QIPs (SCSI-to-FC bridges for up to four drives) as the QIPs can make diagnosing hardware problems much more difficult.
On 05/18/10 23:21, Steven Harris wrote:
Hi All I'm looking at a Spectralogic T950 tape library instead of another Sun one to replace our aging Sun L700s Has anyone good or bad stories to tell about this? How does the user-replaceable spares offering work in practice? Are the tetrapaks robust or do they break easily? Is configuration and partitioning simple and straightforward? Thanks Steve Steven Harris TSM Admin Paraparaumu, New Zealand
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