Tape library recommendation

[peterge]

Hey, we are about to replace our blue ray backup setup with a tape library setup, powered by PBS.

I did some research (newbie to tapes), but i did not find any hardware recommendation list (just the example-setups), which ensures compatibility with proxmox.
We prefer a rack mount solution, I guess they are connected via Thunderbolt 3, which should be fine for our use case?

So which tape library can you recommend that does work fine with PBS?
What about the one used by LTT in this video?

 

[dcsapak]

one library we have in our lab is this: https://www.quantum.com/en/products/tape-storage/superloader-3/
this is rackmountable, stores up to 16 tapes and connects via sas (so you'd need a sas hba with external sas connections)

 

[peterge]

Nice! Thx for the feedback, we will consider this one in our decision.
Can you recommend another model? I would like to have a slightly less capable system which is cheaper for the purchase decision I am preparing.

 

[dcsapak]

mhmm i don't think rackmountable will not be much cheaper,

(prices are for lto-8, lto-9 will be a bit more expensive but the difference will be similar)
e.g. one of the cheaper external tape drives is about 3500€ https://geizhals.eu/quantum-lto-8-hh-tabletop-tc-l82bn-ar-a1859242.html
but the one i linked above is not much more expensive with 4800€ https://geizhals.eu/quantum-superloader-3-et-llzae-ye-a1880641.html

note this is European pricing, but i guess the difference will be very similar elsewhere