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RE: [OT] large tape backup




> Yes, sure. How much are caddy systems these days?

Bugger all - and reuse the caddies, only store the drives themselves if
space is an issue.

> The other factor is physical storage space - HDD's will
> probably take up a fair bit compared to tape.

A 3.5" HD is about the same size as a couple of AIT tapes...

> I guess they
> will be faster in backup/retrieval though (and random access).

SHIT YES!!!

> Still, there's something whispering in my ear that using
> HDD's as archive storage is unnatural ;)

So is swarming into a hotel to look at every more technical ways to turn on
and off lights but you can damn well bet we'll be doing it in two moths
time. ;-)

Phil



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