On Tue, Dec 24, 2002 at 03:56:15AM +0000, Adrian Terranova wrote:
> I just noticed the 2.43 RAIT capabilites in the docs directory, and
> wondered if anyone has set this up with decent high capacity drives
> (LTO AIT, SDLT)? (5 x SDLT 160 = ~640GB )
> 
> Is performance 4 x the single drive? (with a 5 drive setup) Is there any 
> significant performance
> penalty for calculating the parity (CPU load/speed)? 
> 
> Are you comfortable with it? Do all of the tools work with it
> (amverify, amrecover, amcheck, amadmin )? In the event of a
> restore/diaster, does the tape drive order matter (ie - lets say a
> restore to another box is required, do I have to have the same tape
> numbers for the drives in the changer configuration, with the tapes
> placed in their respective drives, or can amanda figure out
> data/parity just based upon labels/configuration.)
> 
> Sorry to be such a leach, but I don't have 5 tape drives. (yet) 

When you get them and try it out, be sure to let us know.  :))

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