Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB

2009-11-27 15:15:07
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB
From: Alan Brown <ajb2 AT mssl.ucl.ac DOT uk>
To: Ralf Gross <Ralf-Lists AT ralfgross DOT de>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:11:48 +0000 (GMT)
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Ralf Gross wrote:

> Most files will be written once and maybe never been accessed again. But
> the data need to be online and there is a requirement for backup and the
> ability to restore deleted files (retention time can be different, going
> from 6 months to a couple of years).

Why not use WORM for final versions? One of the biggest problems with
video archives has always been recovering old material. Many networks
had a policy of wiping and reusing videotapes in the 1970s, which has led
to a lot of irreplaceable material being lost forever. It'd be good if
history didn't repeat...






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