We have an ADIC Scalar 1000 (size of 2 refrigerators and with 6 DLT drives) and
I think it's great.  We also have a smaller Scalar 100 at another location
which I'll be bringing up in the next month.  When we've needed help with
configuration and set-up ADIC has been right there with excellent hardware
support, both over the phone and on-site.  I did run into some installation
problems which led to a case of vendor fingers pointing in circles (IBM -> Sun
-> ADIC -> IBM...).  Problem turned out to be the TSM 3.7.0 server on Solaris
2.6 (instant panic when you try to read a tape using the TSM DLT driver.
2.6 (instant panic when you try to read a tape using the TSM DLT driver.

Chris




From: "Jeffery Carroll" <jeffery_carroll AT AGFG DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 
08/03/2000
      05:14 PM EST

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Subject:  ADIC Tape Units with TSM


We are looking to bring ADIC DLT tape units in our environment.  Does
anyone have and experience with these units, using ADSM/TSM as well?


Thanks,
Jeff