Re: [Veritas-bu] VTL Recommendations

I would recommend moving away from the Virtual Tape Library and utilizing Advanced Disk, Disk Pools and Storage LifeCycle Policies. Most "VTLs" today can be utilized as a giant pool of disks, instead of a bunch of fake tape drives, as well. But, at that point, you could remove the complication of a "VTL" and just use a disk array on the backend.

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To all, I was hoping to get some feedback from the community on what type of VTL you guys use and if you would recommend looking into it. We currently have Copan and NetApp VTL. NetApp disbanded their VTL practice so moving forward support will be an issue. Copan is and has been running well, we are just looking into alternatives, if it makes sense. Any suggestions? Thank you for your feedback in advance. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - Veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu

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