Why don't you choose 3584?

On 5/6/05, Waldon, Jo <jo.waldon AT eds DOT com> wrote:
> Have found StorageTek libraries brilliant with all flavours of TSM on all
> flavours of OS's.  Support is brilliant as well and the engineers are
> fantastic in implementing, migrating (from other libraries) and upgrading on
> all different OS's.  Currently using L40, L80, L180 and SL500 to name a few.
> 
> Have been thru same upgrade from 3583 to L180 - if your engineer is any
> good, you'll have very little issues.  IBM thought there might be data
> integrity issues going from LTO1 to LT02 drives - found no problems... and
> this happened well over a year ago.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
> Of
> David Fosdike
> Sent: Friday, 6 May 2005 3:39 p.m.
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: TSM and Quantum or StorageTek decision - help needed
> 
> We are currently upgrading our hardware (IBM 3583 L72 LTO1) to either
> StorageTek L80 LTO2 or Quantum M2500 LTO2/3.  The decision is made hard
> because from a hardware and support perspective other users we have
> spoken to can only sing the praises of both. So it will come down to
> dollars and interaction with TSM. We have found it hard to find a
> Quantum M2500 user who uses TSM also.  Are their any user experiences
> that anyone could share to help us from a TSM point of view?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> David Fosdike,
> 
> Senior Technology and Security Specialist
> 
> Elders Limited
> 
> Adelaide, South Australia
> 
> +61 8 8425 4565
> 
> +61 417 714 467
>