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 ...!ucbvax!sdcsvax!dcdwest!phb ...!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!phb