They are the same speed.

I use client compression (and hardware).

13-15 Megs per second going from SCSI to SCSI, fiber to fiber, SCSI to
fiber.  Testes using move data commands.

LTO tape drives are about the same.

Jeff Bach

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felix Muelbaier [SMTP:felix_muelbaier AT BEBIT DOT DE]
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:24 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      FC/ SCSI
> 
> Hi everybody
> 
> has anyone some experience with this environment.
> TSM Server Version 4.1.3 OS=AIX 4.3.3 ML8
> 3494 Library 4 Tapes 3590E
> 2 Tapes with SCSI 2 Tapes FC
> 
> IBM says the 3590E a much more faster with the FC adapter. So we want to
> put one FC Card into our SP and test it.
> Then the TSM server should run with SCSI and FC tapes.  Later  will
> upgrade
> the next two drives and move the TSM SERVER to a new Hardware.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
> Felix Mülbaier
> 
> ====================================================
> 
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> 
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