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Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge

2011-10-01 07:53:29
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Ang: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge
From: Mehdi Salehi <ezzobad AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 15:18:08 +0330
Thanks Daniel,
The longest period in regulatory rules is 10-years. I thought if you don't
use a cartridge for a long time (say 10 years)  before storing data on it,
the "tape" loses its physical characteristics little by little.


On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Daniel Sparrman <daniel.sparrman AT exist DOT 
se>wrote:

> Not sure for how long your regulatory rules state that you need to keep the
> archived data on your 3592 cartridges but:
>
> a) The lifetime of a cartridge(or, the data stored on it) can be counted
> from the first use, not the production date. The physical cartridge itself
> wont break down into dust, but the magnetics on the tape will sooner or
> later be unreadable.
>
> b) If you need to keep data for a very long tape, I suggest you get another
> media than using magnetic tapes. The lifetime of the data stored on the tape
> is quite limited comparted to MO media or something similar.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
> Daniel Sparrman
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> Ärende: [ADSM-L] the production date of a cartridge
>
> Hi,
> Is there any way to determine the age of a cartridge? We know the purchase
> date, but it does not necessarily mean that the cartdige has been
> manufactured around the same date. Maybe it has been stored for a long time
> before we get it. To be more precise, we have thousands of 3592 cartridges
> for old J1A cartridges. In order to make sure whether archive data is safe
> during the period that regulatory states, it is essential to know when a
> cartridge is physically "dead".
>
> Regards,
> Mehdi
>