[2653] in SIPB-AFS-requests
Re: archival AFS backup
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Wed Feb 12 17:53:58 1997
To: Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Yonah Schmeidler <yonah@MIT.EDU>, sipb-afsreq@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 12 Feb 1997 17:53:30 -0500
In-Reply-To: Jonathon Weiss's message of Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:50:08 EST
Jonathon Weiss <jweiss@MIT.EDU> writes:
> > - what should it be called? (iap-97? spring-97?)
> something clever
I recommend the name "sipb-archive-1997-MM-DD"
> > - should we use DLT or Exabyte tapes?
> DLT tapes are ~$90 each, but we do have a stash of them
> how often are we planning to do this? once a year? twice?
The other question is, which type of tape stores better long-term?
Also, how much data is being stored -- can it fit on, say, a single
Exabyte? If not, I'd recommend using a DLT, even if it does cost
more.
-derek
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