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  From: Daryl Tester <Daryl.Tester@iocane.com.au>
  To  : Richard Russell <richard@yellowgoanna.com>
  Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:15:58 +1030

Re: Backup Technologies...

Richard Russell wrote:

> I'm pretty confident that I can
> get DDS4 on linux, but what about DLT, LTO or HP Ultrium?

I'm sure I read recently where HP support Ultrium under Linux.  I'll
ask my local HP Tech officer next time I see him.

> (eg an 8 tape DDS3 robot would take ~200Gb, whereas you can get 200Gb
> on a single Ultrium...)?

That 200GB is "compressed" - the amount of compression varies with
the type of data you're trying to compress (as is the nature of the
beast).

I'm playing with a 700 tape robot (StorageTek) at the moment, but
that might be overkill for your needs.  :-)

-- 
Regards,
  Daryl Tester,  Software Wrangler and Bit Herder, IOCANE Pty. Ltd.

"Now is the Winter of our Discount Tent."  -- The Red Green Show

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