If you go with the T950 avoid SAIT drives. I'm not sure if SpectraLogic
still offers SAIT as an option, but we had all sorts of problems with
them. You might also want to go with direct-attached FC drives rather
than use the QIPs (SCSI-to-FC bridges for up to four drives) as the QIPs
can make diagnosing hardware problems much more difficult.

On 05/18/10 23:21, Steven Harris wrote:

Hi All

I'm looking at a Spectralogic T950 tape library instead of another Sun
one to replace our aging Sun L700s

Has anyone good or bad stories to tell about this?  How does the
user-replaceable spares offering work in practice? Are the tetrapaks
robust or do they break easily?

Is configuration and partitioning simple and straightforward?

Thanks

Steve

Steven Harris
TSM Admin
Paraparaumu, New Zealand

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