Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:28:56 -0600 From: Christopher Farley <chris@northernbrewer.com> To: Richard Wenninger <richardw@pslim.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tape Backup Solution Message-ID: <20020207002853.GA73919@northernbrewer.com> In-Reply-To: <20020206200304.3D07E14BA4@mail.westmoormfg.com> References: <20020206200304.3D07E14BA4@mail.westmoormfg.com>
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Richard Wenninger (richardw@pslim.com) wrote: > I'm continually forced to find inexpensive solutions. So, I have a > Pentium/100 HP Vectra, with FreeBSD 4.5 installed and working flawlessly. I > have NOT setup X windows on this pc, and I'm not really inclined to do so, > unless forced. I'm going to use this machine as a samba server, as I have > installed an 80G drive, and ATA/133 controller. I need a tape backup > solution. Would like something that will hold at LEAST 20G on one tape. I > do have 1 pci slot available, for SCSI if needed. Anyone have any > suggestions for tape drive, interface, and software? I really have no clue. Get yourself a cheap DLT-4000 drive from eBay. I was picking them up a few months ago for about $250 or so. You will also need a SCSI controller if you don't already have one, and some media ($40-$50 in quantity for new DLT IV tapes, also on eBay). For a real budget solution, I've actually bought some *used media* for about $15.00 a tape. I would never consider using a used DAT, but used DLT tapes are a somewhat different matter. These drives originally went for thousands, and they are significantly better than any 4mm DAT solution. DLT is a very nice, 1/2" media; some media manufacturers offer a lifetime warrantee on media. I believe I've seen ratings of a 30 year shelf-life, and several hundred thousand passes by a read/write head. A DLT-4000 will write 20G uncompressed or 40G compressed data to a tape. WIth a DLT-8000, you can get 40G/80G on the same tape. Even if price were no object, I would personally recommend used DLT drives and media over a new 4mm DAT drive. -- Christopher Farley www.northernbrewer.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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