Teresa,

  A.  I'd recommend an ADIC Scalar library.  The 2 I have work for me great and 
give me no problems.

  B.  My experience with AIT drives and media has been very favorable.  In 3 
years, the only real problem
       I've had has been a case of having a cartridge so stuck that the drive 
had to be replaced.

  C.  If AIT is your media of choice, I suggest you also look at SpectraLogic's 
Gator library.  Its small
       footprint and its modular manageability make it a really competitive 
offering, and your local sales
       rep should be able to make it financially appealing as well.  If I 
didn't already have the Scalar libraries 
       and the prospect of an additional Autochanger license to deal with, I 
might be a Gator user myself.  

Terry 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Teresa Biehler [SMTP:tpbsys AT RIT DOT EDU]
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:55 AM
> To:   NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject:      [Networker] Tape libraries
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We're expecting to back up about 10TB - 20 TB of data a week.  We've
> been looking at different tape libraries and tape technologies and
> wanted to get the group's input:
> 
> o What tape libraries would you recommend?  Why?
> o If you're using AIT tapes, what has your experience been?  Any
> problems with the tapes and/or drives?
> o Who, other than ADIC, using AIT tapes in their enterprise size
> libraries?
> 
> Thanks.
> Teresa
> 
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