On Fri, January 28, 2011 10:58 am, Ryan Novosielski wrote:
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> On 01/28/2011 10:50 AM, Alan Brown wrote:
>> Martin Simmons wrote:
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>>>> Any hints?
>>>
>>> My advice is to forget about making overcomplicated -- a branded HP
>>> DDS4 tape
>>> costs less that $10.
>>
>> Same advice here even if using more expensive media. It's not worth the
>> time wasted.
>
> Fair enough. I'm assuming then though that I should replace them more
> often than Bacula might automatically suggest in that case, eh?

How big are your backups?

I think it is bad form to suggest changing your tools, but in this case,
it was suggested to me a few years ago and I do not regret it.

I went to DLT from DDS a few years back (7 or 8?). Granted, most people
are using LTO today.  I managed to pick up some very good used DLT drives
and tapes.  They are much sturdier than DDS.

FWIW...YMMV.

-- 
Dan Langille -- http://langille.org/



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