Re: Tape drive recommendations

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

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
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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................
>
>>>>> end snip <<<<
>
>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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