Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 09:42:34 +1100 From: Rowdy <david@fielden.com.au> To: David.Bear@asu.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reliable tape units Message-ID: <4022C6DA.6040303@fielden.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20040205145748.D17075@asu.edu> References: <20040205145748.D17075@asu.edu>
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David Bear wrote: > I wanted to ask this group what their experience was regarding tape > units, what your experience has been regarding reliability and > longevity. I am faced with replacing an AIT tape unit thats just over 3 > years old. Its based on a sony sdx-300 series. Its had minimal use. > > I am really surprised its only last 3 years... but then, I don't know > what to expect. > I have an HP DDS-2 DAT drive that was "refurbished", used in an HP server here at work for a year or so (backups done once per week), and then retired. I snapped up the drive, and I now am doing backups with that drive using Bacula under FreeBSD 5.1 at home on a daily basis with no problems at all. The tapes are also a year or two old, but have not experienced any errors. So the drive is at least 3 or 4 years old, and the tapes are a couple of years old, all works fine :) Dave
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