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Hello,

years ago I did use DVD's for backups.
However, I used DVD RAMs which you can use like a HDD.

There are 2 problems with this:
1) it is SLOW
2) you run into problems if you need more than 1 DVD

- From a technical viewpoint you can solve (2) with some autochanger scripts 
like:
 - show message that DVD is full
 - eject it
 - wait for a new DVD
 - then continue

Well, unless you are in charge of the backup you will never get other people to 
reliably change DVD's.
Once you need 4-5 DVD's you are busy with checking DVD for most of the day.

The solution was to get a 1 TB USB drive (for bit more than 100 USD). 

Cheers,
Bernd


On Wed, 06 May 2009 06:14:27 +0000
bacula-users-request AT lists.sourceforge DOT net wrote:

> Message: 18
> Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 13:15:39 -0600
> From: alexander AT nautae.eti DOT br
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Is that ok using Bacula to write on DVDs?
> To: Bruno Friedmann <bruno AT ioda-net DOT ch>
> Cc: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Message-ID: <20090505131539.676210t4zeggqlpc AT www.nautae.eti DOT br>
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> 
> > I can only subscribe to John comment & recommandation.
> > You certainly would have a better experience with pool on disk even  
> > on removable usb disk
> > There's not so expensive this days.  
> 
> Ok, I gave up of doing DVD writing by Bacula.
> 
> I'll use disk volumes and burn the DVD after that.
> 
> I'm not confident about using removable usb disk because it's not a  
> safe made media. Of course DVD too, but I think DVDs are more reliable  
> than usb disk, there isn't electricity to read the data.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> If you don't have a tape device and need something reliable, what  
> solution would you use?
> 
> []'s
> Alexander

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