> More: YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR VALUABLE ARCHIVE DATA ON NEW MEDIA!
Not really. The auditors are ok with old tapes that most likely will
never need to be read. If we try to copy it to new media, and it fails,
then we will know for sure that the tapes are bad and have no option but
report such to the auditors and get a bad mark on the audit. Management
has chosen 'deniability'.
> when you use HSM for managing the data
Now, there is the rub. One one of the systems I manage actually have HSM
managing the data. And, several years ago, someone turned off
auto-archving and now we have a strong concern about what will happen if
we turn it back on. So far, we have not had the time to go back and
research all the settings. :-(
Tony Thigpen
R.S. wrote on 05/22/2018 03:55 PM:
While I still miss native tapes, I see your example as partially invalid.
You can have 20 years old data on ne media, including virtual tapes.
More: YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR VALUABLE ARCHIVE DATA ON NEW MEDIA!
Old data, but fresh media.
Reasons:
1. Old tape can be become defective. Of course second copy ...also is
gettind older and older.
2. Old tape need old drive. New tape (or other media) means new
(supported) drive.
Things are quite simple when you use HSM for managing the data. Natural
recycling process will move the data from medium to medium, especially
during imlementation of new hardware. Even without it you can track old
carts and enforce recycling.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
