> On Aug 23, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Phil Stracchino <ph...@caerllewys.net> wrote: > > On 08/23/17 11:06, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: >> On 2017-08-22 21:26, Heitor Faria wrote: >> >>> It usually cost a new tape library, a new set of tapes and coffee. >>> It is not that hard to migrate legacy backups if you use a backup rotation >>> strategy such as GFS and works in a common company with 1-5 maximum >>> montly/yearly retention backups. >> >> I repeat, how many times have *you* done it, how many tapes, and how >> much did it cost you? In hardware, your time, and energy bills? > > > I don't have the luxury of a controlled environment for my backup > system. One of the things I've learned as a result is that I greatly > extend the life of my tape drive by *only powering it on* when I'm > preparing to run monthly full backups. (This also, practically > speaking, rules out internal drives, period.) If you want to get a long > service life out of a modern tape drive you practically need to have a > clean-room for it. Requiring a controlled environment to get a useful > service life is another hidden cost factor in LTO tape, and the higher > the track densities go, the more sensitive the drives are going to be to > environmental factors.
FWIW, I do the same, mostly for noise and power considerations. The tape libraries sit about three feet from my desk. Mine is for home use. Not a common situation. > I'm REALLY hoping that by the time I need to upgrade from my LTO4 drive, > there is a better and more robust alternative available. I'm hoping my LTO4 lasts at least 3 more years. -- Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon d...@langille.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
