gregpf@momenta.com (Greg Presedo-Floyd) (04/06/91)
peggyl@unssun.nevada.edu (Peggy Lakey) writes: >1. Does anyone have any experience with the Wangtek > 6130 FS DAT tape drive? We are considering using it for > a backup system for one of our Novell (2.15c) networks > and would like to have some information on its reliablity. > We will be using the drive daily, and want to know about > its durability. We use this Wangtek on NW386. I don't have any real beefs with the hardware; the price is nice. Seems to hold up. But the problem you will have in buying this is finding software that will work with it. a) Maynard's cool s/w won't drive this DAT. b) Emerald's s/w won't drive it. c) Novell NBACKUP comes bundled with NW. It supports this drive. BUT, when we tried it, it did not get all of the files "extended permissions". d) Most h/w (read DAT drive) vendors intentionally make it so that they bundle controller, DAT drive, and their s/w. Shame ! :) e) The *only* s/w that Wangtek recommended using (when I bought mine, anyway) was Sytos. We have found Sytos to be very unsatisfactory. f) Currently we are looking at using Cheyenne as a NW386 NLM. They will send you a live demo. They will work with Bustek EISA if your server is less than 16M RAM (currently), they also work with Adapteck ISA 1540. We have yet to try this. It is hopefully better than Sytos Plus 1.20. g) Perhaps see PC MAG, 1/29/91, page 273 for s/w reviews. -- Greg Presedo-Floyd gregpf@momenta.com 415-969-3876 Mt View, CA 94043 "America`s energy policy: Produce more oil!"