Re: [Networker] Tape Shelf life

AFAIK:

LTO: +- 30 Years, (250,000 hours)
SDLT: 30 years,

This off course depends on the conditions when you use it (dust,
temperature, moisture etc) and when / where you store it.

As most drive manufacturers (normally) support backwards read compatability
of 2 versions prior and they usually have a 5 year roadmap, I have seen that
the actual issue is with the technology, let 's say 15 years down the line.

So if you keep them in a "optimum" condition, with say a drive + SCSI card +
drivers + software that they were backed up on ... 30 years ?

HTH,

Regards,
Riaan

-----Original Message-----
From: Ungaro, Matt [mailto:mjungaro AT CAPITOLINDEMNITY DOT COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:14 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] Tape Shelf life


Hi Everyone,
        Just as a quick question, does anyone know what the shelf life of an
LTO generation 1 tape is? I am developing procedures for tape retention and
need to know this figure. A link to some kind of documentation on this would
be useful. I know this isn't directly Networker related, but it's crucial to
my networker installation. Thanks in advance!

Matt Ungaro (mjungaro AT capitolindemnity DOT com)
Network Specialist
Capitol Indemnity Corporation
4610 University Ave. Ste. 1400
Madison, WI  53705
Phone: (608)232-5654
Fax: (608)232-5671

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