Here is something I don't recall being discussed... LTO1 may be read by an LTO3 drive. Our LTO3 tapes supposedly can be read by our new LTO5 drive...
What I'm getting at is, keeping "forever" may require moth-balling machines so they can be read if necessary.... -- richard "David Mazzaccaro" <[email protected]> wrote on 06/03/2011 08:12:08 AM: > Hello everyone. > For those who are still backing up to tape? > What do you guys have for tape backup policies? > I?m curious as to how far back you are keeping tapes ? 1 year? 5 years? > I?ve typically seen a 10 tape rotation w/ a monthly tape put in > offsite storage. > Is this still common practice? > > . > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software. > com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
