[net.periphs] Info on Tape Drives / controllers

phb@dcdwest.UUCP (Peter H. Berens) (03/04/85)

Does anyone have any experience with the following 9 track GCR tape drives:
	Cipher			990/991
	Kennedy			9400
	Storage Technology	2920
with any of the following controllers:
	Wespercorp		TD IV	(Tape Demension Four)
	Emulex			TC 7000 on a V-master
on a DEC VAX?  We are particularly concerned about their operation in
GCR mode and their overall throughput of the combination during
file system backup using the 4.2 BSD dump program.  In the case of
the streamers, how bad of a problem is the repositioning time and do
the various features of the drives (cache) and controllers (big fifos) really
allow one to stream (as claimed)?  Also comments about reliablity
and general impressions are useful.  We will summarize the results of the
survey and post it, if there are enough responses to warrent it.

Thanks in advance.
					Pete Berens
					ITT Defense Communications
					(619) 578-3080 x240
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