🚀 go-pugleaf

Howdy folks,

We are currently evaluating the possibility of purchasing a small (~60
GB) eraseable optical jukebox to attach to our VMS vaxcluster.  The
ones we are looking at now would be SCSI devices attached to a
VS3100-76.  I am looking for some feedback regarding system management
duties to support these beasts.  How much set up time is required?  How
often do you monitor the system?  If you have frequent swapping of
disks through the mailbox, who handles it (the sys mgr or the user)?
What kind of maintenance problems do you have with it, especially on
the mechanical jukebox portion of it?  We are currently looking at an
offering from US Design and one other vendor which I can't recall.

Basically any information you can give me would be most helpful.  We
are currently deciding between this and a large winchester farm to
solve our space needs.  I'm pretty aware of the problems with the
winchester farm, but we have no experience with optical drives and our
past experience with new technology (ie 8mm drives) has made us
cautious.

Thanks for any help you can give.  Please e-mail to the address below
and I'll summarize to the net.

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Jon Geld			| geld@mail.physics.lsa.umich.edu - Internet
Systems Manager, Physics	| geld@umiphys			  - BITnet
University of Michigan		| MICH::GELD			  - HEPnet
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