[ale] Adaptec 2930U vs 2940U for HP DAT24i

[Dow Hurst]

Can you buy/try both and return the more expensive one if it doesn't
work?  Sounds like you have a nice operation and probably buy from some
hardware company on a regular basis.  Put it this way: your only out the
$80 bucks if they won't take back the cheaper card.

By the way, does the Amanda package do seeks?  I am currently using
tar...
Dow

Gary MacKay wrote:
> 
> As I mentioned, the "Tapeware" backup software that HP supplies with the
> DAT24i drives will not run on the Symbios bios. The HP e800 Netservers
> come with a built-in SCSI controller from Symbios and it handles hard
> drives and other backup software fine, but Tapeware will not work as
> yet. So, I have two choices, stick with Tapeware and put in a second
> controller card, or use the on-board controller and use some other
> backup software. I've tried Arkeia and it is Extremely complicated for
> small businesses without an IT staff onhand, I've used BRU which works
> wonderfully for backup but stinks horably for restores. They do not do
> "seeks" so it starts at the beginning of the tape and runs until it
> finds the file you asked for, hours later. In this day of technology,
> that is not acceptable.
> 
> - Gary
> 
> linux-clusters at mindspring.com wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 09:40:41PM -0500, Gary MacKay wrote:
> > > >From what I can read in the spec's, the Adaptec 2930U card should handle
> > > the HP DAT24i just fine right? They are only about $80 instead of over
> > > $200 for the 2940U.
> >
> > Why use something as expensive as an Adaptec controller anyway?
> > If you are just going to hang a tape drive off this second controller
> > why not use something as simple and inexpensive as a Symbios 53C810
> > card? I have seen them for ~ $30
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> > Steven A. DuChene               linux-clusters at mindspring.com
> >                                 sad at echelonsupercompute.com
> >
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