Re: Tape drive recommendations

I recently placed an order for B11 toE11 3590s. What that equates to is a remove the old B11 drive & enclosure and a replace with a new model E11 drive, at a very cheap cost. At the time we were looking at the upgrade the delivery time was 7 - 14 days. In less then 2 weeks, the delivery dates on upgrades and new 3590 E11s are out in 2001 " Manufacturing Resource Constrained" is the terms they used after great difficulty processing the upgrade do to IBM system MAT errors.

Net is when they get here there is significant savings all around (i.e.capacity, volume & throughput for data on fewer tapes, lower back up time etc. ) You need one of the newer models 7xx and above to drive it at rated capacity.


The 3590 E11 is a GREAT Choice.


Glenn
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Glenn Ericson,
IBM Certified Specialist
Phoenix Consulting LLC
East Elmhurst, NY USA
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At 06:06 PM 07/25/2000 -0400, you wrote:
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>I do think the 3570 is an extremely nice drive. However, I am more comfortable
>putting my stamp of approval on the 3590. There have been some major speed and
>capacity improvements lately for not much money. Also, there seems to be a lot
>more future promise for the 3590. It may not be relevant to you. I do believe
>that their is a statement of direction to get the 3590 cartridge density to
>100GB/cartridge. Also, with the new 8xx models and new IOP these drives will
>scream................
>
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>
>Another nice feature about the 3590s is that they can be shared with another AS/400. I don't believe you can share a 3570.(?)
>
>
>Todd Kidwell (Netstar)
>AS/400 System Administrator
>(313) 224-0578
>
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