On 21/08/12 17:50, Dan Langille wrote: >> Assuming your DLTs are DLT8000, 12 hours is about spot-on for the raw >> capacity and speed of the tape (40GB raw + 7GB/hour) > > In my case, DLT7000.
DLT7k is only slightly slower >> WRT "offsite backups" - I'm more inclined to use a good firesafe in another >> building than pass media to a 3rd party company. Far too many people backup >> to tape but then don't take care of the media. > > All my backups are in my basement. Including the tapes. I really should move > the latest full backups somewhere else. Preferably "sooner" rather than "later". One of our staff was burgled recently. The thieves took his personal laptop as well as the USB hard drives he'd been using for backups (on a shelf above the computer). He isn't a happy bunny. AB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
