LTO Performance (was Re: Question on Tape Drive Replacement)

Hi Mike

Do you have any similar measurements for restore activities ? I have heard
these drives are significantly slower (which would really bite in a
disaster situation) so if you have some some real world experience to share
I would very much appreciate if you would share it.

I am particularly intrigued by the notion of how it performs for the IFS
which is already a slow beast to deal with for save and restore operations.

Anyone else with similar experiences is welcome to enlighten me.

>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