[aklug] Re: Any Interest in a Fibre Tape Library?

On Fri, 4 Feb 2011, Mike Tibor wrote:

> I'm sending this to both the AKLUG and NUGA lists, so I apologize for the
> duplication for those people who are on both.
>
> I'm in the final stages of migrating off of a Quantum (used to be ADIC)
> Scalar i2000 LTO-2 tape library. I posted a message about this library a
> couple of years ago, and I think I got about three or four replies from
> people who had some interest. Unfortunately I couldn't get any traction
> at all with management on getting a replacement at that time. Thankfully
> they bought me a shiny new LTO-4 library and I'm about 99% complete
> migrating data off the old library.
>
> Here's the basic specs:
>
> Three 7' high cabinets bolted together
> 12 LTO-2 drives, all are functional
> 3 fibre connections required to run all 12 drives
> 48 I/O slots (2 I/O doors w/24 slots each)
> 900 slots enabled (1100+ total)
> Needs 2 30 amp, 220 volt circuits (L6-30 twistlock connectors)
>
> Check out the Quantum web site for full specs.
>
> Feel free to email me off-list regarding any questions. We're looking to
> unload this one quickly, so I think they only want about $5,000 for it.
> Keep in mind this beast cost probably in the ballpark of $150,000 to
> $200,000 when brand new around 2005. If you want it, you'll have to come
> pick it up too. :-)

Well, we have this one disconnected and rolled off to the side of the data
center, all set for some lucky person to come pick it up.

Arthur, I'm thinking it would look pretty snappy up there in the AT&T
bunker! <hint, hint>
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Received on Tue Mar 1 10:23:56 2011