I have never heard of this applicance; but my first question would be, 
whatcha gonna do when you have to take your tapes to a DR site?



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Johnson, Milton
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Subject: Re: Tape Encryption Appliances


This has not generated any response, and there is nothing in the
archive, so I thought I might try once more.  I'm looking for
experiences/comments using TSM with a "tape encryption appliance" that
sits between the TSM server and the tape drives.  The appliance provides
"transparent" compression and encryption.  The two products I have found
are  NeoScale's CryptoStor Tape 700 and Decru's "DataFort T-Series"
products.  Any comments about these or another product would be
appreciated.

Thanks,
H. Milton Johnson
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Johnson, Milton
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 8:19 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Tape Encryption Appliances

Has anyone had any experience with tape compression/encryption
appliances such as the NeoScale CryptoStor Tape 700
(http://www.neoscale.com/English/Products/CryptoStor.html)?  It is an
appliance that sits between the TSM Server and the Tape Drives and
transparently provide compression and encryption of tapes.  We are using
3590E1A drives and comments from anyone using such a device with or
without 3590E1A drives would be appreciated.

Thanks,
H. Milton Johnson