Dear Stefan, In message <8254701.V77EsSUqG8@stefan-ubu> you wrote: > > there is a small company (2 people) given. They have to archive data for 10 > years. Probable not more than 100MB growth, some private use... > I need a hardware recommendation for use with bareos! Some tape...?! > Are there any hints? Of course, small money... ;)
If you have basically unlimited funds, then go for latest technology, so you can be sure you will be able to use the hardware for the next 10 or more years without need to change or upgrade... In such a case, I would recommend a small LTO-5 or LTO-6 library. If you are more looking for a cost-efficient but still efficient and reliable solution, I reommend to go back two, maybe even three hardware generations. Instead of LTO-5 or LTO-6, you could start with LTO-3 or LTO-4. Go for SAS interface instead of SCSI, and don't hesitate to start with a used device. If you look around, you can find small LTO-4 autoloaders (with one drive) in cood condition for less than $ 800 or so. This should get you going for the next years, and even if you have to upgrade the hardware later when the company grows faster than expected you will still be able to read the media. Also, LTO-4 (and even LTO-3) is not so old yet that you have to fear that the supply for tapes would dry out any time soon... Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- DENX Software Engineering GmbH, MD: Wolfgang Denk & Detlev Zundel HRB 165235 Munich, Office: Kirchenstr.5, D-82194 Groebenzell, Germany Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: [email protected] Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
