In epistula a [EMAIL PROTECTED] die horaque Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:43:35 +1300:
> Henrik Hellerstedt wrote: > > According to ch(4) virtually any tape changer / scsi juke box will > > work, but before I order one it would be nice if the community > > could recommend a juke box they know works well. > > > > Something like Tandbergs StorageLoader is what I had i mind: > > http://www.tandbergdatacorp.com/products/products_automation_StorageLoaderLTO2.htm > > > > > > Sincerely > > Henrik Hellerstedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > what h/w underneath you are going to have to drive that? > > LTO requires a high level of throughput from both the underlying disk > subsystem and also the backup app - e.g. tar/cpio are lousy compared > to the commercial products. > > blocksize 256k also helps a lot, but needs to be benchmarked for > _your_ system. > > a+ > scorch i just tested a Tandberg T40 Tape Library (LTO3, 40 Slots). it's connected to a RHEL 5 Beta machine as backup server using FC. as test i did backup my OpenBSD workstation (there's an official Arkeia client for OpenBSD, though 3.8 is the most recent) connected via GBit Ethernet. this setup -- Arkeia 6.0.3, Tandberg T40 and OpenBSD 4.0 -- turned out to be the best backup system i ever touched. awesome! HTH, timo
