Black gym bag was what we used at a previous employer.
:^) Back in the late 80s, the bag had to be fairly big to accommodate the reel-to-reel beasts. Don Guyer Systems Engineer Information Services Prudential Fox Roach/ Trident 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Ph: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 www.prufoxroach.com <blocked::blocked::http://www.prufoxroach.com/> [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Devin Meade [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: way of carrying backup tapes Ha! We used a cardboard boxes and a Ford van many moons ago. That was the mid 80's :-\ We now use stuff from http://www.datalinksales.com/. We have some hand held flex pak cases that work for us. I think they have some wheelie versions. - Devin On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One of my data-center managers once told me: "Never disregard the bandwidth of an 18-wheeler full of tapes" when I complained about the DR backups not being online as quickly as I preferred. Regards, Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael Link with me at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/theessentialexchange -----Original Message----- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: way of carrying backup tapes Curious, how many Gigabits is this every week? -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: way of carrying backup tapes Something like this? http://www.buy.com/prod/1650-watertight-hard-case-with-wheels-pick-n-plu ck-foam-black/q/loc/111/203346323.html <http://www.buy.com/prod/1650-watertight-hard-case-with-wheels-pick-n-pl uck-foam-black/q/loc/111/203346323.html> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Miguel Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > We have a tape robot (LTO tapes) for backing up hundreds of servers and user machines. > > We rotate those tapes once a week and move them to an archive in a firesafe. > > Right now we are rotating around 80-100 tapes each time, which is a big number of tapes to carry using a trolley suitcase. Besides this is a really butchered way of carrying tapes (they are not hold tight so they move when they are carried), it makes really unmanageable swapping that big number of tapes. > > I remember from my previous job seeing lying around some cases where you could store tapes (and they are hold tight). I guess there must be a sophisticated way to carry those tapes (wheels will be a plus!) and make swapping a thing of just putting the case inside the firesafe and taking the old one and not having to take out each tape by one by one and do the same thing to put the new tapes in the firesafe. > > I hope it doesn't sound too complicated. > > Miguel > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Devin </pre> <table width="100%><tr><td class="body"> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential<br> and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to<br> whom they are addressed. It may contain information protected by <br> state and federal privacy and intellectual property laws.<br> If you have received this email in error please<br> notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail from<br> your system. If you are not the named addressee you should<br> not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail, and you are<br> notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any<br> action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.<br> </td></tr></table> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
