Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-06 Thread Kauffman, Tom
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LTO for long term archiving I truly doubt that archiving drives, servers and tapes for 25 years each time the technology updates will let you read the tapes because the drive and server will probably not even boot up and run. You will have to update

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-06 Thread Daniel Sparrman
it, and there is probably not gonna be anyone around that was there when the app was written ;) Best Regards Daniel Sparrman From: Kauffman, Tom kauffm...@nibco.com To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 2009-05-06 15:37 Subject: Re: LTO for long term archiving Sent by: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Soapbox

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-06 Thread Kelly Lipp
www.storserver.com -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Kauffman, Tom Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 7:38 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving Soapbox time. The media is not important - any sane

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-06 Thread Len Boyle
/article.pl?sid=09/04/27/179205art_pos=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/technology/business-computing/27disk.html?_r=1 -Original Message- From: Len Boyle Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 4:49 PM To: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager Subject: RE: LTO for long term archiving Over ten years ago I

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-06 Thread Len Boyle
To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving Here here. I'll reiterate: the data must be stored in the lowest common denominator format. No databases, no strange and wondrous binary formats. Simple text is the best. That's why microfiche is still used! I would

LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Thomas Denier
I work for a large hospital. I have been asked to investigate possible configurations for archiving something between a few hundred terabytes and a petabyte of data for 25 years. This would be clinical records that we need to keep in case of a malpractice suit. The retention period is 25 years

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Remco Post
On May 5, 2009, at 22:10 , Thomas Denier wrote: snip As far as I can tell, the most expensive part of such a configuration is the media, and LTO media will cost about a third as much as the most economical MagStar media (extended length 3592 volumes read and written with TS1130 drives).

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Huebschman, George J.
Subject: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving I work for a large hospital. I have been asked to investigate possible configurations for archiving something between a few hundred terabytes and a petabyte of data for 25 years. This would be clinical records that we need to keep in case of a malpractice

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Kelly Lipp
: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving Does anyone have 25 year old tape media or tape drives around? Will you stil be able to use LTOx media in 25 years? -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Denier Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:11

AW: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Stefan Reichle
, George J. [gjhuebsch...@lmus.leggmason.com] Gesendet: 05.05.2009 16:25 AST An: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Betreff: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving Does anyone have 25 year old tape media or tape drives around? Will you stil be able to use LTOx media in 25 years? -Original Message- From

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Remco Post
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving I work for a large hospital. I have been asked to investigate possible configurations for archiving something between a few hundred terabytes and a petabyte of data for 25 years. This would be clinical records that we need to keep in case

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Kelly Lipp
Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Remco Post Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 2:39 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving I do agree, having the tapedrives around _could_ be important. I know of at least one environment that was able

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Schneider, John
...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Huebschman, George J. Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:25 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving Does anyone have 25 year old tape media or tape drives around? Will you stil be able to use LTOx media in 25 years? -Original Message

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Evans, Bill
, 2009 1:42 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving I like the implication, but I'm pretty sure somebody actually thought being able to read the information would have been a good idea. Kelly Lipp CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Re: LTO for long term archiving

2009-05-05 Thread Steven Harris
Stor cc Manager ads...@vm.marist Subject .EDU Re: [ADSM-L] LTO for long term archiving 06/05/2009 07:34