Hello, Dimitri/Phil, >>> They have the largest life expectancy (30 years) under ideal conditions, >>> they >>> are very inexpensive and scalable. >>> I don't see why not to use them. >> >> How many times have you migrated your complete LTO archives and how much >> did it cost you?
It usually cost a new tape library, a new set of tapes and coffee. It is not that hard to migrate legacy backups if you use a backup rotation strategy such as GFS and works in a common company with 1-5 maximum montly/yearly retention backups. >> http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/it/the-lost-picture-show-hollywood-archivists-cant-outpace-obsolescence Dimitri: this is the worse case scenario and the author does not provide a better solution/says it does not exist. This argument is invalid. If you are worried about compatibility amazon.com still sells brand new LTO1 tape drives <http://a.co/6p039cm>. In fact you can still buy DLT compatible drives <http://a.co/bWoNu64>. > This is why I'm using a 2 (soon to be 3) generations old tape drive, and > why I can't afford an autochanger. Phil: the price difference between a standalone and a tape library is not that large. LTO7 TL <http://a.co/d6gUEaE>. LTO7 Standalone Drive <http://a.co/jlX46Rh>. If I had a short on budget Small Business I would buy an used/refurbished one. Today there are plenty of people capable of fixing this kind of equipament, even in Brazil. > -- > Phil Stracchino > Babylon Communications > ph...@caerllewys.net > p...@co.ordinate.org > Landline: +1.603.293.8485 > Mobile: +1.603.998.6958 > Regards, -- =========================================================================== Heitor Medrado de Faria | CEO Bacula do Brasil | Visto EB-1 | LPIC-III | EMC 05-001 | ITIL-F • Não seja tarifado pelo tamanho dos seus backups, conheça o Bacula Enterprise: http://www.bacula.com.br/enterprise/ • Ministro treinamento e implementação in-company do Bacula Community: http://www.bacula.com.br/in-company/ +55 61 98268-4220 | www.bacula.com.br ============================================================================ Indicamos também as capacitações complementares: • Shell básico e Programação em Shell com Julio Neves. • Zabbix com Adail Host. ============================================================================ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
