I should add the caveat that I've haven't really dealt with LTO. I've
been lucky enough to have always had the "enterprise class" tape
drives (and media) on the systems I have looked after - STK 9x40
earlier, now IBM 3592.

After almost 10 years, I can't recall ever having any kind of media
related problem with a tape I have recalled from offsite.

- Dean

On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:23 AM, Dean <dean.deano AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> How long is a piece of string? I don't think there you are going to
> find any "norm" in regards to this. It probably just comes down to
> what your business feels comfortable with.
>
> We do a full DR test at least once a year, as the business mandates.
> This involves recalling tapes from our offsite storage provider and
> recovering from them. This is sufficient for us.
>
> In addition, perhaps 2 or 3 times a year we have to recall a tape from
> offsite to do a specific restore (ie - somebody's mailbox from 4 years
> ago).
>
> - Dean
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 12:41 AM, McCormick
> <netbackup-forum AT backupcentral DOT com> wrote:
>>
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