Mike:
 
Depending on the cost you might consider just adding another dat drive. I
assume Roadrunner can backup to multiple drives. Unless you plan on growing
so large that you will exceed 2 compressed tapes this might be cheaper than
buying something more advanced like an autoloader. It also gives you built
in redundancy so if one drive dies you can still operate with the other one.
 
Just an early morning thought...
 
-- Duane Percox (QSS)
 
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>We have been performing nightly production backups to a single
>C1521B DDS drive for about 18 months now. Last Sunday we
>increased several datasets that finally put the backup over the
>edge and asked for another tape. We are using Unison's Roadrunner
>product with max compression which works great but now the
>problem has become obvious. I am looking for an alternative
>without stripping more data out of the backup job.
>
>Can anyone using DAT Autoloaders comment on what hardware they
>are using now and is working well in your shop? My window of
>opportunity (spending money) is now! I would like to stick with
>HP equipment but I don't believe they have an autoloader
>available for sale to customers, at least available for the 3k.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike Kapsak
>BFGoodrich Aerospace