Re: [Veritas-bu] Retaining Date for 20 years+
2010-05-19 02:39:35
Hi Mark
Thanks for this. Yes, this is one method, but what about a
backup solution - ie: now 20 years out of date, no media, no server to restore
to and in a format unknown to todays backup systems.
What would you do then? :-)
the client does not seem bothered, and is happy to destroy the
Data. But if you are a banking client or someone that needs access to 20+ yr
Data, then surely your planning has to account for this? Or maybe another
solution?
Simon
Simon,
A
couple of years ago we retired DLT IV and LTO1 drives, going to a library with
LTO4 drives only.
I
used bpimmedia to work out which images were on the old media then bpduplicate
to duplicate all long term retention images that were on the old DLT IV
and LTO1 media to LTO3 or LTO4 tapes.
Mark
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for 20 years+
Morning
Guys Not
exactly a problem, but a question. I
started to do work for a small firm that has been removing legacy old kit and
media as its 15+ years out of date (example: PC's acting as Servers, DDS tape
drives, 3M Data Cartridges, (mini ones too!! amnd legacy Unix
systems.
Now,
what I was puzzled about is "how would they go about restoring this Data?",
considering most of the Technology has just been removed / phased
out.
It got
me thinking that we have 5 - 10+ year retention of Tapes for NetBackup on LTO1
tapes but no means of loading it, you do not have high hopes of restoring it.
Unless you obtain an LTO1 drive. But say 30 years down the line..... then what!
Chances are, NetBackup may not read it, or worse.... No NetBackup environment at
all ! (Similar to the client who was using their own standard 1990's backup
software that is no longer produced and in a format that cannot be
read!)
So
really, curious how people would "protect" those essential years of Data?
Regards
Simon
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