Hello okay, thanks for the answers! regards Stefan
Am Donnerstag, 13. März 2014, 15:26:30 schrieb Wolfgang Denk: > 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 -- 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.
