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From: dixon@pdn.paradyne.com (Tom Dixon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Novell Tape Backup and Emerald
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Date: 24 Jan 91 13:05:09 GMT
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I have a question for the Novell admins out there....

Does anyone make a 8mm tape backup system for novell that supports the
soon to be available Exabyte 8500 which stores 5g on each tape?  Is
anyone working on it?

We currently are using the Emerald Systems EmSave system.  Has anyone
else noticed that they are selling Exabyte 2.5 g drives that list for
about $2500 for $5000?  When we asked them about it, they got pretty
defensive.  They also claim that if you don't use their tapes, they
won't be responsible for the results.  They sell the same TDK's I buy
for <$10 for closer to $50.  I have always felt they are being a bit
greedy.

The real problem we have is that it takes about 18 hours to backup
4gigabytes.  They have told us that this is normal.  Our Suns back up
to a generic Exabyte at about 1g/hour, so I am a bit surprised that it
takes Novell 4.5hours/gig.  Especially since we only paid half as much
for the drive on the Suns.  ;-)

Does anyone have a solution to 8mm tape backup on Novell that they
really like?  I would love to hear about it.




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Thomas M. Dixon Jr.				dixon@pdn.paradyne.com
Software Engineer				uunet!pdn!dixon
AT&T Paradyne, Largo, Fl
"You never learn anything from winning all the time..."