Thanks Daniel, The longest period in regulatory rules is 10-years. I thought if you don't use a cartridge for a long time (say 10 years) before storing data on it, the "tape" loses its physical characteristics little by little.
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Daniel Sparrman <[email protected]>wrote: > Not sure for how long your regulatory rules state that you need to keep the > archived data on your 3592 cartridges but: > > a) The lifetime of a cartridge(or, the data stored on it) can be counted > from the first use, not the production date. The physical cartridge itself > wont break down into dust, but the magnetics on the tape will sooner or > later be unreadable. > > b) If you need to keep data for a very long tape, I suggest you get another > media than using magnetic tapes. The lifetime of the data stored on the tape > is quite limited comparted to MO media or something similar. > > Best Regards > > Daniel > > > > Daniel Sparrman > Exist i Stockholm AB > Växel: 08-754 98 00 > Fax: 08-754 97 30 > [email protected] > http://www.existgruppen.se > Posthusgatan 1 761 30 NORRTÄLJE > > > > -----"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> skrev: ----- > > > Till: [email protected] > Från: Mehdi Salehi <[email protected]> > Sänt av: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> > Datum: 10/01/2011 10:36 > Ärende: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge > > Hi, > Is there any way to determine the age of a cartridge? We know the purchase > date, but it does not necessarily mean that the cartdige has been > manufactured around the same date. Maybe it has been stored for a long time > before we get it. To be more precise, we have thousands of 3592 cartridges > for old J1A cartridges. In order to make sure whether archive data is safe > during the period that regulatory states, it is essential to know when a > cartridge is physically "dead". > > Regards, > Mehdi >
