I use a rack full of Neo 2000's to do our DR restores through, apart from
working out the initial changes (as I use an STKL180) it's always worked
pretty well.

Only thing I do dislike is the cap size, on the STK you have a nice big 10
slot cap, on the stacked neos you configure up each to have a mail slot with
capacity for 1 tape each, so you have to open a dor on each lib to put in or
take out one tape.

Other than that nice library.

        ...........Rikk

-----Original Message-----
From: Kjell Svensson [mailto:TSM AT ETERRA DOT SE]
Sent: 20 March 2003 07:56
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: SV: overland tape library?


Hi Alexander!
 
I´ve used some older Overlands together with TSM, with no greater
difficulties than with other brands.
Also I have used a LOT of Cpq/HP MSL-series, both with SDLT and LTO, which
is actually the Overland 2000-series and I really, really like it,
especially equipped with LTO-drives.
The 4000-series is the same machine with a bigger housing, so in my opinion
a great machine!
 
One concideration though is the availibility of support for the hardware, a
very important issue you´d be wise to check out carefully before deciding.
Sometimes the more expensive license-manufactured brands just makes more
sence in the long run.

        -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- 
        Från: Alexander Lazarevich [mailto:alazarev AT ITG.UIUC DOT EDU] 
        Skickat: on 2003-03-19 20:23 
        Till: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU 
        Kopia: 
        Ämne: overland tape library?
        
        

        Hey, 

        Does anyone use the Overland Storage Neo 4100 or 4200 LTO-1 tape
library 
        with TSM 5.1 server? 

        We are upgrading our tape library and our ADSM server (3.1 -> 5.1),
and 
        are trying to decide what library to get. We've been looking at the
IBM 
        3583-L36 Tape Library, which uses 36 LTO-1 tapes, up to 7TB
compressed 
        capacity, with two LTO drives, which is gonna cost about 36K. 

        But I recently found out about Overland storage which sells a
product 
        called NEO4100, with 3 LTO-1 drives, 60 tape slots, up to 12TB
capacity 
        compressed, which sells for about 30K. 

        So it seems like for 6K less we can get almost twice the capacity,
with an 
        extra drive! That extra drive would totally kick butt. But if
Overland 
        hardware sucks and breaks and doesn't work well with TSM 5.1, then
screw 
        it. 

        Any comments? 

        Thanks in advance! 

        Alex 
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           Alex Lazarevich | Systems Administrator | Imaging Technology
Group 
                    Beckman Institute - University of Illinois 
               alazarev AT itg.uiuc DOT edu | (217)244-1565 | www.itg.uiuc.edu 
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