In response to Ryan Novosielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Stéphane Lardier wrote: > > I have an autoloader with 8 tapes. I am afraid of fire and I want have a > > full backup of my computers at home. So, I can save on 6 tapes and have > > a different job to save on my two dedicated tapes. But, may be it will > > be not possible to restore the two tapes after fire event. Is it the > > best way to prevent against a fire damage ? > > A fire safe might fit the bill here.
I've always wondered about this. If I put _plastic_ tapes in a fire safe, how long does the safe actually insulate the tapes from the heat that will damage them. Keep in mind that they don't have to burn to be ruined. They don't even have to melt -- if they get hot enough, they'll be useless. Does anyone have any direct experience with how well a fire safe protects something like backup tapes? If it's well insulated, it will protect them for a while, but long enough for the fire to be extinguished? -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
