The 3575 we are currently using backs up aix servers as well as nt systems.  The
biggest problem has been to keep enough scratch tapes available.  I'm currently
rotating around 600 tapes that hold appox. 20gb eachdepending on compression.

Also in the past we have not had the luxuary of a fiber backbone, but that is
now changing and each of our 35 locations have fiber being installed.  Going
this direction would allow us to have a lot less tapes, and at the same time
give us room to grow in the future.

I'm not dead set on a 3494 library because of price, but it does appear to give
us a lot of flexibility for future needs.

Gene



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We have a 3494 and it works great.  We also have a 3584 which works well.
What kind of purpose are you going to use it for?
Becky