[Gllug] Backup recommendations

David Damerell damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Tue Feb 12 16:00:31 UTC 2002


On Tuesday, 12 Feb 2002, Martyn Drake wrote:
>>Umma. Doesn't the cost of IDE discs at L80 each quickly add up to more
>>than tapes would?
>Oh, absolutely it does.  However, it's not my idea to do things this way -
>I would much prefer a good tape library using DLT tapes and running Amanda
>across the network.  Okay, the initial outlay for the library and tapes is
>expensive, but in the long term it makes much more sense.  However, I am
>just a lowly system administrator.  I've got to do things on what little
>resources I've got :(

I suppose at least your organisation will generate lots of surplus IDE
discs eventually, which may help you lowly sysadmins out. :-)

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