SCSI interface cards.

[Roger Heflin]

gary artim wrote:
> Hi All --
> 
> I'm running fc7 with with an Adaptec aic-7892A U160/m interface card and
> recently switched to a backup system running at U320 and would like to get
> the extra through put. Could anyone recommend a pci-x / 133MHz card to do this
> that works reliably with fc7, soon to be fc8, then fc9. My pocket is about $200
> deep. Thanks much for any response!
> 
> -- G.
> 

Don't waste your money.

Unless you spent big money for that backup system (and big money is big enough 
that you would not be limiting yourself to $200-even $3k drives won't be limited 
by U160), it won't even get close to U160.   The typical 1k tape drives will at 
best do 20MB/second, still 1/8 of U160.

And likely your disk subsystem is not even capable of suppling a sustained data 
at a U160 rate either, so don't waste your money.

Check the rated speed of the tape drive, and see how many times below U160 it 
is, and then don't waste your money.


                         Roger