Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cos!hadron!decuac!felix!info-ultrix From: hurf@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Viking/Exabyte Tape Drives on uVaxII's?? Message-ID: <60432@felix.UUCP> Date: 26 Sep 88 13:35:15 GMT Sender: info-ultrix@felix.UUCP Reply-To: hurf@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon) Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 24 Approved: zemon@felix.UUCP Reply-Path: Reply-to: hurf@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Hurf Sheldon) We presently have Ultrix2.0 & 2.3 uVaxen with rqdx3/rd53's and sigma/maxtor disk systems being backed up remotely & directly to a TK50. We are looking at alternatives to speed up both the dump and restore process. Has anyone experience with the TD Systems Viking QTO/Exabyte 8mm videotape subsystem? This 'tmscp compatible' drive system has come to my attention and the VMS based performance comparisons show it to be 6 time faster than a TK50 for VMS backups. Under Ultrix I assume there would be a corresponding gain but what about restores? New pricing from Trimarchi makes it attractive vs the TK70 and tapes hold 2GB at $10 each as opposed to .3GB at $45.00 each. Thanks in advance, hurf -- Hurf Sheldon Network: hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu Lab of Plasma Studies Bitnet: hurf@CRNLION 369 Upson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 ph:607 255 7267 I sold my Elan, got a job in science; Now, no one takes me seriously.