Amanda-Users

Re: which Tape media /tape drive to use

2003-05-10 22:17:25
Subject: Re: which Tape media /tape drive to use
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:10:17 -0400
On Sun, May 11, 2003 at 12:16:27AM +0200, Vlad Popa wrote:
> Hi List !
> 
> I am considering of making backups using amnda  and therefore  I was 
> looking for a good, affordable tape drive to use.  I was thinking of 
> Dat tapes (DDS 3 or better), but I've heared you could use the tapes 
> just 10 times and then you have to exchange them because you will loose 
> your data if you don't do that.

Who told you that, a salesperson for another tape format?

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