Folks, My query related to the options open to me in upgrading a backup regime from an an external SCSI DDS3 4mm DAT tape to a bakup methodology with increased capacity. Obviously a general question like this yielded a lot of replies, too numerous to mention. The main points which may be of interest to other list members are, in my opinion, the following: (i) DLT probably better option that DAT - more reliable and a 2nd user DLT-8000 should be available for ~$500 (ii) Using an autoloader adds an extra level of complexity and something extra to go wrong (iii) Don't count on getting the amount of compression quoted on tapes (typically 2:1) (iv) With large ATA disks (~100-200GB) now being available pretty cheaply, it makes sense to look carefully at using these as part of any backup regime. Many thanks to all who replied, John Kelly. _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Tue Nov 18 14:15:36 2003
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