Quantum also has an upgrade to the firmware on the Scalar i2Ks that allows
on the box key management and encryption via LTO4s.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf
> Of bobbyrjw AT comcast DOT net
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:54 PM
> To: JAJA (Jamie Jamison); veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] LTO Generation 4 tape throughput
> with on-drive encryption
>
> The big catch is that the "drive" supports encryption, but
> you have to have something to make it encrypt. If you have
> an IBM 3584 library, then you can upgrade the firmware AND
> use an IBM software package to do key management for encryption.
>
> Just because you have an LTO-4 drive does not mean that you
> can encrypt. Encryption key management is not at the drive.
>
> I have tested encrypted vs. non-encrypted backups and did not
> see any significant difference.
>
> Bobby.
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "JAJA (Jamie Jamison)" <jamisonj AT zgi DOT com>
>
> > I'm researching the purchase of a new library with
> LTO generation 4 tape
> > drives and am interested in using the on-drive
> encryption to encrypt my
> > backup tapes so that if a box of tapes ever falls off
> of the Iron
> > Mountain truck I'm not having to explain things to
> the board of
> > directors and legal, update my resume and/or both.
> The spec sheets for
> > the LTO-4 drives that I've seen claim throughput of
> up to 120Mbps, but
> > as we all know the devil is in the details and for
> all I know that
> > throughput could have consisted of writing extremely
> large files
> > consisting of nothing but the letter "e" to tape,
> without using
> > encryption. Has anyone upgraded to LTO gen 4 yet who
> is also using the
> > on-drive ! encrypt ion and if so what kind of
> throughput do you see on
> > average. Any real-world, real-life information will
> be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Jamie Jamison
> > ZymoGenetics, Seattle
> >
> >
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