Iomega REV Support
BackupEDGE 3.0 - Iomega Rev Support
Iomega REV drives are long discontinued, and IOMEGA no longer exists. Support for these devices is unavailable from the manufacturer and, while they work, they are no longer recommended for use.
BackupEDGEsupports all Iomega REV drives and auto loaders....
| Device | Supports Single Archive per Medium | Supports Multiple Archives per Medium |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV120 |  YES |
YES |
|
| REV70 Including Loader 560 |
YES |
YES |
|
| REV35 Including Loader 280 |
YES |
YES |
REV Technology
Iomega REV drives are essentially removable cartridge disk drives that operate from a software standpoint as if they were DVD-RAM drives (except of course you can't insert DVD media into them).
REV media comes in 35GB, 70GB, and 120GB capacities, and should only be used in a REV drive of the same capacity.
Auto-Detection
The BackupEDGE autodetector scans all REV devices and determines the device type. When media is inserted, BackupEDGE automatically determined the maximum volume size and best write strategy. No user input is required.
Multiple Domains and Archives
BackupEDGE can store multiple Domains and Archives on a single medium. As such, a full system backup and MySQL backup can be done concurrently, or a Master followed by nightly Differentials, or essentially any of the types of backups that used to only work well on FTP, Amazon S3 or disk-to-disk backups.
Boot Media and Bootable Backups™
Like Blu-Ray Disck, DVD and CD drives, REV drives can be used to create RecoverEDGE boot media, and also "Bootable Backups" which are full system backups that are bootable into RecoverEDGE disaster recovery mode.
Instant File Restore™
All REV media is capable of Instant File Restore. BackupEDGE can access and restore files or directories instantly, without having to read through the archive sequentially looking for the data to be restored.
Wear Leveling
When in multiple archive per medium mode, BackupEDGE tries to use different spots on the media as infrequently as possible by segmenting the backups into “storage sectors”. As such, the archives may be non-contiguous and spread around the media, helping to maximize the number of re-writes for a single medium. Only BackupEDGE can read media created in this fashion.
Firmware
It is important for proper operation of the REV 35 and REV70 to have the most recent firmware installed. For REV35, this is firmware release 23.B. For REV70, this is firmware release P099. Use this link to reach the Iomega REV Support Download Site.
