Re: IBM 3570 tape subsystem

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have the opportunity to buy a used 3570 stand alone 2-drive tape
> subsystem qualified for IBM maint.
> Those of you with experience on these, how are they?  Reliable? 
> Speedy?  Does the offline tape-to-tape copy work well?

I had a similar beast (20 cart version) at the last place I worked.

It was great, although the picker was a little "Picky" sometimes.

One thing I can say about it ... it was very FAST.  The compression
ratio was good to.  I could regularly backup our entire system (20gb)
onto a single tape.

The tapes are a bit pricy, if I remember right.

david

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