On 10/16/2014 1:33 PM, Clark, Patricia A. wrote: > Hijacking a thread is not acceptable - new thread on tape longevity statement. > > Your assertion on longevity of tape is incorrect and I have a link for one > manufacturer that has their metrics across time and writes. > http://support2.imation.com/downloads/imn/LTO/Usage_Life_Imation_Media.pdf > > There are others out there for the various manufacturers and formats. > > Other than SSD technology, disks have a hard time keeping up with the speed > of modern tape drives. Price point, tape is less expensive. > > I have lost data on failed disk drives. I have not yet lost data on a backup > tape. What evidence do you have to support disk over tape for backups?
I have. All media experiences bit rot. Never put too much faith in a single piece of media of any sort. With replication and a reasonable rotation schedule (ie. far more frequent than the MTBF), any of the above will work. It then becomes a matter of cost, so probably LTO-5. > Patti Clark > Linux System Administrator > R&D Systems Support Oak Ridge National Laboratory > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
