Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:01:02 -0700 (PWT) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> Cc: Christopher Taylor <chris@earthbroadcasting.com>, scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape backup solutions Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9908101400421.3597-100000@feral.com> In-Reply-To: <199908101809.MAA36506@panzer.kdm.org>
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my recollection of spectralogic was that they were very well behaved. On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Kenneth D. Merry wrote: > Christopher Taylor wrote... > > I'm thinking about using the Spectra-Logic AIT TreeFrog product for > > backups under FreeBSD. Below is a list of backup software that works > > with this product. > > > > http://www.spectralogic.com/isv/TreeFrogpartners.htm > > > > Do any of you have experience with this, or any other tape library > > hardware under FreeBSD? Can I use this product or am I stuck with using > > a single AIT-2 drive? > > Most standard SCSI tape libraries should work fine under FreeBSD with the > ch(4) driver and chio(1). > > I've got a Qualstar changer with an AIT-1 drive in use daily, an Exabyte > 10-i that I used to port the ch(4) driver, and I've even used the ch(4) > driver on an Ampex DST 712 changer. > > I've never used a Spectra Logic changer, but it's possible someone else on > the lists has. My guess is that it will work, but you might want to see if > you can get it on an evaluation basis to make sure it works before you > actually pay for it. > > Ken > -- > Kenneth Merry > ken@kdm.org > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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