You can't access the replica directly. Even if you could the replicas use incremental revisions, so you can go back to previous versions....
> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy > Dawson > Sent: Tuesday, 15 September, 2015 2:57 PM > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: Is tape dead? > > Delete it on the master and have it faithfully deleted on the replica. > > On 15 September 2015 at 00:13, Dave G4UGM <dave.g4...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I spoke to my former employer and they are ditching tape. They want > > off-site replication and if they have an off-site replica they see no > > need for tape..... > > > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of > > > Richard Loken > > > Sent: 14 September 2015 23:56 > > > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > > Subject: Re: Is tape dead? > > > > > > The death of tape is greatly exagerated. > > > > > > My duties today included removing 50 tapes from our Storagetek 500 > > > tape library and sending them offsite for safe storage. These are > > > LTO-5 > > cartridges > > > that can hold up to 30 Tbyte of compressed data and it can be > > > written on > > the > > > tape with astonishing speed. > > > > > > On the other hand, my employer is bored with 40Gbyte DLT cartriges > > > because 40Gbyte is little more than a SSSD 5-1/4" floppy disk these > > > days > > so I > > > now can have them for free. I have a DLT4000 backing up my toy > > > OpenVMS box here at the office and another DLT4000 backing up my toy > > > FreeBSD box at home. > > > As for cartidges, I am overwelmed with media - including three > > > unopened cartons of NIB DLT-IV cartridges. > > > > > > -- > > > Richard Loken VE6BSV, Unix System Administrator : "Anybody can be > > > a father > > > Athabasca University : but you have to > > earn > > > Athabasca, Alberta Canada : the title of > > 'daddy'" > > > ** richar...@admin.athabascau.ca ** : - Lynn Johnston > > > > > > > > > -- > 4.4 > 5.4
