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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!coop.net!csnews!alumni!atk From: atk@alumni.cs.Colorado.EDU (Alan T Krantz) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: S:Experience with Backup-Options for home-use Workstation Date: 12 Jun 1997 08:55:17 GMT Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder CS Dept Lines: 36 Message-ID: <5nodhl$bnr$1@csnews.cs.colorado.edu> References: <m3206bslxu.fsf@torus.cs.tu-berlin.de> <5nm6ph$342@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: alumni.cs.colorado.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42790 Kenneth Furge (kenneth.furge@ehusa.[NO_SPAM].com) wrote: : In article <m3206bslxu.fsf@torus.cs.tu-berlin.de>, dent@cs.tu-berlin.de says... : > : >The volume to back up is around 2-4 GB, and I'm looking for a SCSI : >solution. As I see it, there are currently two "cheap" options, : >namely DAT or the Seagate TST8000S TR4 unit. : > : >With the Seagate being so cheap, does anyone have any experience with : >it's operation under FreeBSD/Linux, tape-life, reliability, etc. ? : > : >Any info would be appreciated... : > : >Regs, Pierre. : We are using the Seagate TST8000S TR4 tape drive to back up the drives of : about 6 of our office machines. We have been rotating two tapes through daily : backups for about 4 months now, and they are still performing well (though I'm : beginning to get nervous!). The tape drive is fast and so far has been trouble : free. : - K.C. Furge I tried this drive once. My problem with it is while it was relatively fast - I could never reread a 1.7 gig backup. Usually after 1.4 gigs I would get a tape error. The point of the error was never the same but the effect was always the same (I could never read past the error point). I tried 3 different tapes (all brand new) with the same results. Anyways, I gave up on the drive and borrowed an 8mm dat from the office which worked flawlessly even on 2 year old tapes. Exe.byte has a low end 8mm dat drive (750 for an external unit) but I have no idea if it is any good (anyone else know?). Also sony has some 4mm dat drives. Ho hum time to put more coins in the piggy bank. Alan