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In article <2AUG199222003642@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov> uugblum@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (VMScluster Administrator) writes:
>In article <1992Jul31.152510.945@beckman.com>, rlmeyering@beckman.com writes...

[someone else, sorry, don't remember the name]
>>Hi,
>> 
>>I currently run two copies of my full cluster backups. One copy stays
>>onsite, the other goes offsite. 
>> 
>>I would like to know if it is possible to run one copy only and then use 
>>some type of software to create a duplicate of the first set of TA90s? If 
>>there is software available to do this where can I get it?
>> 

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>
>I am using the Concurrent Magtape Processing feature (CMP) of the Tapesys Tape
>Management software package to write 2 tapes simultaneously on 2 TA91 drives.
>I initially experienced a problem with the VERIFY pass not working, but that
>problem has been resolved.  I still have a problem with the Tapesys online
>history information being incorrect.  The tape number for a specific file may
>be recorded incorrectly.  Besides that, the CMP software works great.
>

That's fine, but it ties up two drives doing the work of one.  I too would
be interested in a mass TA90 (actually, 3480 compatible cartridge) copier.
Specifically, we run four transports on TA90Es.  Data compression gives us
about 400-600 MB per tape.  We run about 60 tapes per Friday/Saturday night
through these drives in about 10 hours, using SLS.

We want to be able to make copies of a set of monthly tapes, and take them
off site.  Problem is, it takes something next to an act of God to do the
tape equivalent of a physical backup from tape to tape (which is, in essence,
what people want to do).

Any help?

-Eric

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