Oh Yeah?????   I've seen an IBM-CE stand in front of a mirror and point
to his reflection while saying:  "It's not my problem, it's that guy's"
... :-)    ... joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley


On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, Kelly Lipp wrote:

> I've done it with the 3494.  It's slick and easy.  It's also an all IBM
> solution so when it doesn't work, you only point one finger!
>
> I like the concept of 9840, but haven't ever seen one in action so I don't
> know how to compare it to 3494/3590E.  The 3494 is very fast and the 9840 is
> supposed to be.
>
> What's the cost delta between the two?
>
> Kelly J. Lipp
> Storage Solutions Specialists, Inc.
> PO Box 51313
> Colorado Springs CO 80919
> (719)531-5926
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> lipp AT storsol DOT com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
> Walter, Jeannine
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 10:45 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: New library and sharing
>
>
> If you had the option of installing a new library and had these choices,
> what would you choose and why?
> 6 9840 StorageTek native fibre drives in an L700 library
> or
> 6 3590 E IBM ultra SCSI drives in a 3494 library
> The library will be shared between an H50 and an S7A.
> Anyone ever done any library sharing before?  Does it work as expected?  Any
> things I should know about before I do this?
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Jeannine Walter
>
> Purina Mills, Inc.
> St. Louis, MO
> 314-768-4181
> Jeannine_Walter AT Purina-Mills DOT com <mailto:Jeannine_Walter AT 
> Purina-Mills DOT com>
>