Tape Libraries

ace-rimmer · 27 Dec 2012 at 15:51

hi all, Just a general wondering

who still uses tape backup and what drive/library do you use, old/new, big/small and don't be embarrassed if its a DLT S4

kefkef · 27 Dec 2012 at 17:03

Phasing it back, but currently 3 x Dell ML6020 with 6 x LTO5 drives in each.

oddjob62 · 27 Dec 2012 at 17:26

Dell PowerVault 124T LTO4

Gammawolf · 27 Dec 2012 at 20:30

Currently an overland storage neos 200 with 2x LTO5 drives

paradigm · 28 Dec 2012 at 09:36

Tandberg T24 with LTO5 drive and tapes. This is presented through scsi to a server running starwind iSCSI server in order to present the library to a DPM2010 install running on a hyper-v/SCVMM virtual environment.

iaind · 28 Dec 2012 at 10:23

Previous job was a Dell TL4000 with LTO4 over FC.New job is a standalone scsi LTO5. Tape is still very much in use

ace-rimmer · 28 Dec 2012 at 10:59

nice, im hoping tape last a long time yet as i repair them lol. hoped id get get more of a response though.

MasterPlan1 · 28 Dec 2012 at 17:01

I am trying to get more LTO5's in, but I have a Scalar i40 with 1 LTO5, a Superloader 3 with LTO5, Overland Storage ArcVault 24 with LTO4, another with LTO3 and 2 LTO2 Neo 2000's.

Next year I'm going to be pushing disk based with dupe to the LTO5's and reorg our NBU environment into 1 site as opposed to 2, which was 4 2 years ago.

ace-rimmer · 28 Dec 2012 at 17:31

sure you've got enough variation of libraries there lol, tip get rid of the ArcVaults while there still worth something.

Kaka · 29 Dec 2012 at 17:41

Quantum Superloader 3 LTO4.

Nikumba · 29 Dec 2012 at 19:36

HP LTO4 library

anything I don't mind · 4 Jan 2013 at 15:22

The sites that still use tape are on HP and Ultima LTO 5 and once used to be on LTO 3.

MasterPlan1 · 7 Jan 2013 at 10:50

ace-rimmer said:
sure you've got enough variation of libraries there lol, tip get rid of the ArcVaults while there still worth something.

I personally hate the Overlands, their support is pretty gash - I bought the Quantums, and plan on getting another LTO5 inside the Scalar and doing away with everything else in the near future.

ruffneck · 7 Jan 2013 at 13:03

On our 2nd DELL 124T

ace-rimmer · 9 Jan 2013 at 08:58

MasterPlan1 said:
I personally hate the Overlands, their support is pretty gash - I bought the Quantums, and plan on getting another LTO5 inside the Scalar and doing away with everything else in the near future.

i dont blame you, we dont even support them anymore there that bad. i dont mind the quantum libraries aslong as there isnt a quantum drive inside lol.