Re: [Networker] Fw: [Networker] Most Popular Backup Tapes
2006-05-25 09:53:23
Earlier this year we went through an upgrade from AIT3 to LTO3.
One could conclude that we must really like the number "3".
I tend to agree with Oscar. One must consider more than the cost of the
cartridge and the drives / maintenance. Data center space is some of the
most expensive real estate around. With LTO2, we would have needed
four cabinets of i2k versus the two we have now. Also consider the
product we all are using, Legato, which licenses based on number of slots
of tape storage (until you get to 512 or more - then you get an unlimited
license).
Getting more data per slot definitely has its' advantages here.
I was rummaging through an old box at home the other day and came across
the first tape media I used - some old cassettes from my high school days
of Commodore PETs. My, we have come a long way.
Jim
Oscar Olsson <spam1 AT QBRANCH DOT SE> wrote on 05/25/2006 04:27:05 AM:
> Conclusion: The price per gigabyte stored is about the same, and will
> change to LTO-3's advantage in the comming years. Considering that you
> need fewer slots in your jukebox, and the space requirements needed to
> store data per unit, I'd say that everyone should go for LTO-3.
>
> We, however, use SAIT-1 :) Considering that SAIT-1 doesn't seem to have
> become a common tape technology, I suspect that we might go for the next
> generation of LTO instead of SAIT-2, if media prices will still be
higher
> for SAIT tapes.
>
> //Oscar
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