There are two possible causes for this:

A doubling of the inclusion of the sudoers.d folder –

1. Open a Terminal
2. Execute:sudo -s
visudo
3. Using the arrow/cursor keys, scroll to the bottom of the file
4. With the cursor position on the line that reads #includedir /etc/sudoers.d type “dd” (two d’s)
5. That line will disappear
6. To save the file and exit the editor type…

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Hi Ken, it’s really odd that you’re seeing faster writes than reads with that unit.

Please PM me the RMA number on your return so that I can have the unit pulled and run through a full postmortem. Definitely not our normal result.

What version of BRU PE are you using?

Otherwise, have you given the terminal steps a shot? They really do work.

We’re getting very close to the release of SoftRAID 6 as well as seeing the Big Sur 11.2 issue resolved in the11.3 update. I suspect that your speeds are related to the performance of your disks and the number involved. This is why I suggest the newer 10GB+ drives. They average over 150MB/s and if you stripe 8 of them, you can easily see…

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Hi Howard, did you try to use the BRU PE Tape Import Tool that is part of your BRU PE Install? I know that Jim ran into issues, but the vast majority of users use it successfully.

As for the Terminal, if you write protect your tapes and follow the steps that we outlined for Jim, there’s nothing that you can do wrong in the terminal outside of…

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Hi Ken,

While I have a vested interest in OWC product sales, I will recommend that you take a look at the OWC Thunderbay 8 unit here:
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/thunderbay-8/thunderbolt-3

You can purchase it preloaded or as an empty chassis and load your own disks.

I use one loaded with 16TB drives for a total of 128TB and then use the SoftRAID…

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All of the information needed to understand the catalog structure in a BRU PE environment is included in the User’s Guide in Appendix B: Tape / Archive / Catalog Design Notes.

Each catalog is a compressed text file, so no special database manipulation required.

To compare the tape against the info in the catalogs folder, use the “Identify Tape”…

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Philip, I’ve shared your note with the tech team on SoftRAID for macOS. I know that they are working on a permanent resolution for the security bypass, and the new documentatin for SoftRAID 6 is a huge improvement.

Thanks, @Jim_Curtis. Also, SoftRAID 6 is nearing release and new RAID 5 support is coming with the update along with Big Sur (except 11.2 – kernel bug – being fixed in 11.3) and M1 support. To clarify, if you’re using SoftRAID under Big Sur – please hold off on the 11.2 update and wait for 11.3 to release.

@Bob_Zelin – RAID 0 is very effective…

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Hi Folks,

Since these both belong in the Storage and Archiving realm, I wanted to clear up a few things about the acquisitions.

In both cases, OWC did not purchase the companies, but rather the assets, intellectual properties, and the customer base from the companies. TOLIS Group and Lumaforge (as it existed) are no longer business entities.

The…

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Of course, my initial recommendation would be to look into an LTO tape solution. The initial cost of entry may be a bit frightening, but the long term costs and peace of mind will pay off quickly.

For 40TB of data, you could use 7, 6TB LTO-7 tapes that are –

• Easily transportable
• Robust even in India’s summers
• Require no power to maintain
• Can be stored…

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No Re-read necessary. Your post was obviously intended to spread FUD and is nothing short of misleading in nature. Rather than turn this into an even grander argument thread, I’ll state simple facts with regard to the meat of this thread:

OWC is fully prepared to support not only a standalone, Thunderbolt 3/4 tape device, but also the newer tape…

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you can see that this product comes with myLTO software from Imagine Products. And OWC is also recommending Pomfort Silverstack XT, Hedge Canister, YoYotta LTFS, XenData6 Workstation, Archiware P5, and more.

So I think it’s pretty clear as to the direction that OWC wants to go with this product line.

As for what it includes, the myLTO software is a…

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Thunderbolt 3 devices require a strict certification for both Windows and MAC. OWC has not passed certification for Windows, so that’s why you’re probably not getting anywhere. MagStor is the only Thunderbolt 3 drive certified for Windows, and also has Apple M1 compatibility to boot.

Absolutely not correct Tim and you need to retract that sta…

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@Terry – if you would like to give BRU PE (now ArGest Backup) a try, the demo is still available from the TOLIS Group website:

https://www.tolisgroup.com/requestdownloads.html

OWC will be fully supporting the BRU solutions and continuing the 36 year development heritage.

Tim

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Tim Jones

Chief Solutions Architect
Other World Computing,…

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Hi Todd,

We are working on the driver and have run into an Apple kernel problem that we are working with Apple to sort out. Hang in there as the solution is coming.

Also, the BRU PE update to ArGest Backup works properly under Big Sur and is a Universal app for the M1 units.

Tim

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Tim Jones

Chief Solutions Architect
Other World Computing,…

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Another main issue that I am facing is while I am trying to backup data, for 2.31gb file it is occupying the space on tape is 4.4gb. I have given the remote control to the provider and he finally comes to an conclusion that it is the issue with the tape media. But I have even tried with the old tapes as well which already partially backed up…

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There are two erase modes for tapes – a quick erase and a full erase. The full erase (what you’re probably running) will take the full time to erase the tape that it takes to fill the tape with data. For an LTO-6 tape, this is a bit over 4 hours, LTO-7 is 6+ hours and LTO-8 is up to 10 hours.

On the other hand, the short erase only clobbers the…

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Terry – you’re probably witnessing the delays caused by the input pipe of the LTO-6 running dry (underrrun) due to the QNAP coming over 1GbE (100+/- MB/sec). To properly stream an LTO-6, you need to be able to supply a sustained 200MB/sec minimum. Otherwise, the drive has to pause, wait for the input buffer to hit its high-water mark, reposition…

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The big win here is to get the user to understand that the compression used for DATA is not the same as compression used for transcoding. Transcoding is a lossy (on purpose) type of operation. We know that when we transcode a file to another format, bitrate, etc., that we will lose data. The compression used for DATA is lossless – meaning that…

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We’re getting close. The Black Friday through Christmas sales stymied the efforts to get things crossed over, but they’re now on track for a January re-launch.

Why not reorganize your work folder layout to match the layout on the server? It’s a “Since the mountain won’t come to Marina, Marina will go to the Mountain” situation.

<div>I’d just like some straightforward “BUY THIS” suggestions.</div><div>

In that case, and if you’re willing to make the PC move, grab an HPE Z series workstation, load CentOS Linux and really run rings around things. Don’t be afraid of Linux since it’s the best of both macOS and Windows and given the same hardware, my 16.2.7 Studio runs aroun…

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Hi Jan,

Those will continue to work fine – you simply need an appropriate Type-C to USB-3 Type A dongle:
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TCCADPU3/

or

Running the 17.0 beta here on my Intel Mac under Catalina and it’s pretty sweet (also on Linux). I don’t expect to see any developer abandoning the Intel platform for many years (if ever). Even Apple’s not abandoning Intel and the existing Mac Pro and friends are still shipping for a while.

Also, just because things have progressed, the older…

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In case you missed it, the BRU technologies and products are being brought under the OWC banner.

Yes, we will be honoring all existing support contracts with the 3 months of down time honored, as well. We haven’t started yet as I need to get the teams up to speed.

Hi Folks,

I understand that it’s been a scary 3 months, and I’ve very sorry about having to go dark through all of this. but I’m very excited to announce that BRU and all of it’s associated solutions have not gone the way of the Dodo and have been brought under the banner of a very familiar team.

While an official announcement will be forthcoming,…

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Hi Simon,
Open a support ticket and the team will be happy to help. Also, the entire back section of the BRU PE User’s Guide is dedicated to command line operation.
Also, after you’ve run an Import with the Tape Import Tool, please backup your BRU PE environment (/Library/Application Support/BRU PE) and attach the resulting backup to the ticket… Read more

Hi Jon,
Yes it is and I show that you are on both the Beta and the Announcements lists. I it possible that we ended up in your spam/junk folder?
Tim
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Tim Jones
CTO – TOLIS Group, Inc.
https://www.tolisgroup.com
BRU … because it’s the RESTORE that matters!

Hi Folks,
We’ve been getting a lot of confused communications concerning BRU PE, Catalina, and where things go from here. The simple answer is “ArGest® Backup”. In light of bringing BRU PE to Linux and Windows in addition to OS X/macOS, we decided it was time to perform a refresh that would provide a wider breadth of purpose for the app.
The… Read more