Tape Backup

[Darrin Chandler]

On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 09:36:26PM -0700, Dan Lund wrote:
> Where I work we have to keep data indefinitely for 7-10 years, so
> tapes are a necessity.

Tapes *may* be needed, due to other constraints, but they still suck. I
avoid tapes whenever I can. Where I work I have partitioned the
historical data into manageable chunks which I store online, on other
computers, and burn to CD/DVD. I burn two sets of CDs, with one kept on
site and another kept off site.

For our situation this is a more robust solution than tapes. Any machine
with a CD/DVD drive will get us our data back.

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