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Re: Copying data to new tapes

2007-11-12 10:11:19
Subject: Re: Copying data to new tapes
From: "Gerrit A. Smit -TI-" <TI AT ATComputing DOT nl>
To: Marc Muehlfeld <Marc.Muehlfeld AT medizinische-genetik DOT de>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:05:14 +0100
Op ma 12nov07 om 15:29 schreef Marc Muehlfeld:


> we used a Tandberg Superloader DLT Autoloader for offsite backups. Now I 
> ordered a Tandberg Storageloader LTO3. Does anybody of you see a way to get 
> the data of the old DTL to the new LTO3 tapes? Doing a 1-to-1 copy is wasting 
> many space and money.
> 
> My only idea is restore everything on the old tapes to a huge place and backup
> it to LTO agin, isn't it? But this would be to much work.

You could write serveral DLT's to one LT03, using the non-rewind device
(which might be neede anyhow).

Gerrit

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