7 Apr
2011
7 Apr
'11
10:01 p.m.
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Michel van Deventer michel@van.deventer.cx wrote:
On Thu, 2011-04-07 at 12:17 -0700, John R Pierce wrote:
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raid controllers are problematic for tape devices. many don't support plain passthrough SCSI
Well, I did use one of these controllers for a tape drive actually :)
So have I. It worked for years. Doesn't mean it's a good idea tho.
A 29320 (PCIe) or 39320 (PCI-X 133) can be had for under $150. At that price it's worth investing the little bit extra, especially if you're pushing the kinds of backup sets an LTO3 drive seems to indicate.
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Drew
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