Re: tapes best for backup?
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On 01/04/08 10:23, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 09:56:19PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 01/03/08 20:30, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>>> One of the threads over at misc@openbsd.org has gone OT (for them) into
>>> discussing backup media. The concensus there seems to be that tape
>>> (e.g. DLT) is still the best for long-term storage (e.g. archives)
>> Do "they" even make new DLT 8000 drives anymore? We are happy with
>> SuperDLT2 drives, but are transitioning to LTO3.
>>
>>> because CD/DVDs fade rather quickly while hard drives get "bit rot" over the
>>> years and since they're not being run frequently you don't see error
>>> messages appearing.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering what people here on DU use. Lets say the archive size is
>>> 7 GB. It could fit on one DVD; one(?) or two USB sticks, SD cards, etc;
>> 7GB? That was a lot in 1992, when DLT-III was king, but now DLT IV
>> is ancient, and 7GB is -- bluntly -- chickenfeed.
>>
>
> Right. What about things of great sentimental value? E.g. family
> photos? What about financial records? Sure 7 GB is chickenfeed. It
> fits on one DVD. However, to put that on the shelf, what to use to make
> it last?
Chickenfeed is still important... to chickens.
So I wasn't trying to denigrate your 7GB of important data, but to
express that, in today's world, tape would be a radically cost-
inefficient means of storing only 7GB.
[snip]
>>
>> If a reputable archival company like Iron Mountain offers on-line
>> storage, then I'd encrypt it and drop it on their servers.
>
> So how do they store it? If they're just going to drop it onto a hard
> drive and forget about it, how is that different than me putting it on 2
> hard drives: one on a backup server that runs so that hard drive errors
> show up; one in an external case that gets a fresh backup put on it
> every month or so and goes to the bank's safety deposit box? Or, if
> they're just going to archive it in a tape library, how is that
> different than me putting it on a tape and putting that in the bank?
Nothing... except expertise. It's their *job* to monitor the SAN,
replacing failed disks, taking backups, etc.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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