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TOLIS Group Tape Bundle Special for REDUser.net members

Tim Jones

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Hi Folks,

To make things easier from a tape backup and archival perspective for the RED digital workflow, I've twisted my product manager's arm and she's agreed to a special offer specifically for REDUser.net forum members.

Any new hardware / software bundle purchased between now (Jan 4) and January 31st, 2010 will get an added bonus of extra media included for free. This applies to all BRU PE and BRU Server bundles from the standalone USB DAT72 up to the 2 Drive configured 2024 library.

  • For any standalone tape drive, we will include 2 additional pieces of media
  • For any Doubler Station, we will include 4 additional pieces of media
  • For any library, we will include 5 additional pieces of media
This translates to a saving of $50 to $300 depending on the bundle purchased and media type used.

All TOLIS Group hardware/software bundles include BRU Software, Tape Drive / Library, ATTO Technology SCSI or SAS HBA, appropriate SAS or SCSI cable (and terminator for SCSI drives), Cleaning cartridge and media.

Additionally, TOLIS Group's support provides a single contact point for full support for all components, so no more jumping from vendor to vendor trying to find out what's going on in the event of a problem.

For more information, please visit our bundles page at Production Backup Bundles.

This offer applies to both BRU PE and BRU Server bundles and only applies to new orders placed between Jan 4 and Jan 31, 2010 and you must identify yourself as a REDUser.net forum member to receive the free additional media.

Happy New Year!
 
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Hi Tim I am in the market but I am wondering when LTO 5 is going to be available as that would suit my needs a lot better. Any news on that front?
 
Depends on how you define "soon"

Depends on how you define "soon"

Hi Mike,

LTO-5 is on a slight delay and manufacturers are just shipping the next round of engineering samples. While I can't disclose more than that, I will recommend that if you need tape soon, you shouldn't wait for LTO-5.

However, once LTO-5 completes engineering review, we will be offering all of the current LTO-4 options in LTO-5 versions. Of course, pricing will be different.
 
Hi Tim
I am educating myself on this still. I just read the Wiki about LTO and the linked pages to the consortium and some of the companies blather. Any other resources you would recommend for the technology and data intensive back up strategies?
 
Check out our knowledge base articles

Check out our knowledge base articles

a kines said:
Hi Tim
I am educating myself on this still. I just read the Wiki about LTO and the linked pages to the consortium and some of the companies blather. Any other resources you would recommend for the technology and data intensive back up strategies?
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We've got a lot of general process articles on our main web site in the knowledgebase. You might want to dig through some of those.

Tim
 
Chris Parker said:
two questions:

1. what is the difference between the HP 1760 and 1840?
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In a nutshell, he 1840 is the bigger, faster brother of the 1760.

2. can i write to LTO3 tapes on either of these LTO4 decks.
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Yes, you can. You can read LTO 1, 2, 3 & 4 media. You can write LTO 3 & 4.


Chris, I've got a video storage round-up for you coming soon-ish. Along with a couple others in various stages of completion. I've just had most of my equipment tied up for the past few months and have been out of town a lot. ...Working on it.
 
The bigger, more muscular brother

The bigger, more muscular brother

Chris Parker said:
1. what is the difference between the HP 1760 and 1840?
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The 1760 is a half-height device while the 1840 is a full height device. The 1840 can be up to 25% faster than the 1760. The 1840 is over 12dB quieter in both static and operating sound levels. The 1840 costs around $1,000 more than the 1760.

2. can i write to LTO3 tapes on either of these LTO4 decks.
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You can write LTO-3 and Read LTO-2 on both of them. The basic rule of thumb for these drives is that they will write to one rev less and read up to 2 revs less.

(sorry, Jeff, LTO-1 ends up orphaned by the LTO-4 :frown:).
 
BRU and Overhead

BRU and Overhead

Chris Parker said:
tim,

when using BRU PE does it take up any space on the tape.

ie. if i had 790GB of data, would i be able to write it onto one tape, or would the tape require some space for 'other' stuff?
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BRU's overhead (all product versions) is around 12% to 15%, so you may be tight in that case. This is our additional metadata required to provide a higher level of recoverability than other tools such as tar or mtf-based apps (on Windows). The range depends on the block size used, the number of files in the archive, the ratio of small files to large files, and special considerations such as ACLs and EAs.

Tim
 
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