Re: [OT] best tape backup system?
From: Jon Lewis <hidden>
Date: 2005-02-22 22:07:57
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
I am considering getting a Sony SAIT 3 with 500G/1TB tapes, which seems like a nice solution for backuping a whole server on a single tape. Has anyone used that hardware and can comment on its performance, linux-compatibility or otherwise? Is there a better solution out there?
Better depends on what you want/need/can afford. Last time I was tape shopping, I thought this would be a good compromise on the need/can afford: Exabyte VXA-2 Packetloader 1x10 Native tape capacity is 800gb. The only downside is, no magazine...it stores the tapes in an internal carosel accessed from the front, one position at a time. For a bit more $, they have magazine based tape library systems with VXA-2 drives. Anyone used these? I'd still like one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net | _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________