5G byte 8mm. any experience?

[Roland Renaud]

I'm interested in reliability comments on the Exabyte 8500 (5G/tape)
vs the 8200 (2G/tape).

Should I buy 8500's yet or make do with some 8200's for now.

Some points:
  - Is the 8500 mature enough yet?

  - The 8500 puts twice the data on the same tape.  Is the error
  rate higher than the 8200 or a problem at all?  (We'll be using Sony
  data certified tapes).

  - Is there any s/w (PD or $$) that makes use of the fast seek
  features of the 8500?  I'm interested in machines Sun and HP 9000/700.
  I plan to use "dump", "restore", and "mt".


Any comments would be welcome.
I'll summarize for the net if there is sufficient interest.

Thanks for your input

Roland Renaud     Roland at Software.Mitel.COM (613) 592-2122 x1339



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Roland Renaud     Roland at Software.Mitel.COM (613) 592-2122 x1339