Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library

2010-05-17 10:37:57
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] I need to buy a Tape Library
From: Alex Chekholko <chekh AT genomics.upenn DOT edu>
To: Simone Martina <smartina AT noc.skylogicnet DOT com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 10:35:55 -0400
On Mon, 17 May 2010 10:30:20 +0200
Simone Martina <smartina AT noc.skylogicnet DOT com> wrote:

> Hi at all,
> my boss give me a budget of 20.000$ to buy a new tape library for our 
> Bacula 5 server. I've tried to cross informations between MTX HCL 
> (http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/compatibility.php?sorttype=1&start=1&count=0) 
> and HP, our main supplier.
>  From HP I've selected these libraries: 
> http://h71016.www7.hp.com/dstore/ctoBases.asp?oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=&ProductLineId=450&FamilyId=2244&LowBaseId=&LowPrice=&familyviewgroup=238&viewtype=Matrix&Matrix=
> because our goal is:
> - to have an autoloader system :-)
> - to be able to connect two director to the same library (a main Dir and 
> a backup one for HA)

Can you explain more what you want here?  Seems easier to have a cold
standby and swap the cable if the machine dies.

> - if possible, to have two tape reader in the library, due to make 
> speediest search operations
> - we have to use Centos 5.4 x64, so the library needs to be compatible 
> with it.
> 
> Someone, from this ML, has bought a new tape library working with Linux 
> and mtx-changer?

I have used several Dell models and an IBM model and a SpectraLogic
model with Bacula.  As well as Overland and Quantum.

They were all LTO-based and very similar in spec and operation.

IMHO, you want LTO-4 today, not LTO-3.

On this list, we have not recently heard of any new libraries _not_
working with Bacula; I think there used to be many more problems "back
in the day", but now things are better.  That MSL6030 looks good.

Regards,
-- 
Alex Chekholko   chekh AT genomics.upenn DOT edu 

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