> But, as nice as this approach is, one must still rotate all the local USB > HDDs off site once each month, which for the number of machines in this > case is a fairly significant task. So, here is how I am going to set > these folks up this week, after their new LTO3 Tape Drive unit arrives.
Hi Gil I would *strongly* advise getting a second tape drive. From experience there is a good chance that the one you use for the backups won't be available or will c**p out when it comes to restore. You might even consider swapping them around from time to time. Cheers _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

