How easy is it to get working a lto tape drive ?

peter247

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Hi , I'm thinking of getting a second hand lto tape drive off ebay etc , which I can get something like a , ( Dell IBM Ultrium HH6 LTO6 SAS Internal ) which are about the £500 mark , I have a 8 port HBA sas/sata card fitted so a normal sas/sata connection is no problem .
total newbie to this , do I need drivers , install any packages etc , do you know any videos or document which will help ?
Looking to back up about 8 tb max all compressed so about 3 to 4 tapes lto 6?

Thinks in advance Peter a.
 

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