tape backup

jamoor · 15 Jun 2006 at 21:55

which type of tape backup is the best?
there are so many, also is usb or scsi better?

If scsi, which card is the best?

Otacon · 15 Jun 2006 at 22:41

Depends primarily on the amount of data you want to backup, and the size of your backup window (ie, how long you have to do it). What we talking?

jamoor · 16 Jun 2006 at 11:05

20 gig roughly
Daily on tape and weekly onto a hard disk.

Wyvern971 · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:30

As Otacon asked the time window will determine your needs (if it can run overnight it doesn't need to be as quick and you won't neccesarrily need a SCSI setup)

Otacon · 16 Jun 2006 at 17:51

jamoor said:
20 gig roughly
Daily on tape and weekly onto a hard disk.

Logic seems a bit twisted there. You should really be backing up to disk and archiving to tape, not the other way around. It's more cost, and time effective.

jamoor · 17 Jun 2006 at 20:44

Otacon said:
Logic seems a bit twisted there. You should really be backing up to disk and archiving to tape, not the other way around. It's more cost, and time effective.

I see,

I think daily tape will be a better idea,
which setup is ideal?

Energize · 17 Jun 2006 at 20:48

Just use an external hdd.

basmic · 17 Jun 2006 at 20:50

If it were me, I'd be backing up onto a HD each night, then a tape backup every week.

Perhaps consider burning permanent backups to DVD, on a bi-monthly basis?

MikeTimbers · 18 Jun 2006 at 15:44

You've asked this before twice. Nothing has changed.