Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 20:07:22 -0600 From: Allen Campbell <allenc@verinet.com> To: chad@dcfinc.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI tape drives Message-ID: <35F885D9.6BBD25D7@verinet.com> References: <199809100630.XAA08373@freebie.dcfinc.com>
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Chad R. Larson wrote: > > I've been using an HP DDS-2 4mm DAT drive quite successfully on a > FreeBSD machine at my office. > > I was browsing the Insight web site for SCSI tape drives under $600 for > use at home, and found the expected 8mm and 4mm tapes. > > However, I found that Segate, HP and a couple of others were selling > Travan (TR-4) drives (4 GB native capacity in) SCSI versions for a couple > of hundred bucks less than the 4mm DAT drives. > > Does anyone here have any experience with SCSI Travan drives under > FreeBSD? If so, how are they working out? I bought the HP TR-4 about four months ago. The media is expensive, but it lasts. I see about 300 KB/s using tar with compression. I don't know if I would see better performance with dump but I suspect as much; I use it to backup about 200 MB of selected trees nightly. As far as FreeBSD is concerned it's just another SCSI tape device. TR-4 is a nice setup for home office use. It beats the lesser QICs by a great deal, but it still does not belong in a production environment. -- Allen Campbell | Lurking at the bottom of the allenc@verinet.com | gravity well, getting old. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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