If I kept my UoMs straight, that's ~16MB/s??? That doesn't sound like = LTO-2 to me. Perhaps the SCSI channel or the PCI bus on the Intel box = is the limiting factor. Just thinking out loud... Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QuadTech, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:39 PM > Subject: RE: Tape backup solutions >=20 > Depending on how much data you plan to backup nightly you should=20 > have on mind that (real life) speed of one LTO unit is slightly=20 > over 60 GB/h. Your backup window may or may not be "wide" enough.=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------