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Jim, Yes, it is LTO. As of right now, the 3581 is not part of the Magstar family that the 3590 is in to my knowledge. Regards, Mike Shaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Damato" <jdamato@dollargeneral.com> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:21 AM Subject: RE: Question on Tape Drive Replacement > The 3581 H17 is LTO, not 8MM, right? It seems to me that what IBM brought > to the LTO joint-venture was basically their 3590 technology. > > -Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Shaw [mailto:mhshaw@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:10 AM > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Question on Tape Drive Replacement > > > Chuck, > > Take a look at IBM's 3581 H17. We have one attached to a Model 830 4-Way > and it really rips. I am backing up 248 GB in a full system backup in 2 > Hours, 30 Minutes. It's a one cartridge backup! > > I as you had 3590's in a previous life and I am finding the performance of > the 3581 to very close to the 3590 in terms of speed. You can buy multiple > 3581's for the cost of one 3590. > > The only thing I do not like about 3581 is the cartridges. They are pretty > flimsy compared to 3590. I make sure all my media going offsite are in > individual plastic containers inside the lock box. > > <HTH> > > Regards, > > Mike Shaw > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Lewis" <clewis@iquest.net> > To: "Midrange-L" <midrange-l@midrange.com> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:42 AM > Subject: Question on Tape Drive Replacement > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > We have HAD it with our IBM 9427-210 Cartridge Tape Unit. It is an 8mm > Tape > > Library. > > > > We have a 620-2179 at V4R5 with 46.74 G of storage at 76.7766 utilized. I > > guess we need to stay with 8mm (I came from a shop where I had a 3590 and > > MAN do I miss THAT unit !). > > > > Any have any recommendations ? > > > > Thanks ! > > > > Chuck > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > >
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