Kelly,

I have seen as high as 10 MB/sec.  I think the drives are rated at 9
MB/sec. However, the performance depends on many factors.

Regards,
Ray Pratts

Pinnacle Computer Solutions, Houston, Tx
Phone:  281-272-8932
e-mail: pratts AT ibm DOT net


Kelly J. Lipp wrote:
>
> Anyone:
>
> What sort of data rates are you seeing writing information from AIX RS6000 to 
> 3590 tape drives?
>
> Is 3 MB/Sec a reasonable expectation?  I'm writing from an SSA RAID array.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly