Bacula-users

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

2009-11-28 09:30:40
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] RFC: backing up hundreds of TB
From: Ralf Gross <Ralf-Lists AT ralfgross DOT de>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:59 +0100
Alan Brown schrieb:
> 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...

The data is not really valuable for next generations. It's needed
during a development cycle (2-3 years) and in some cases as long as the
product will be sold.

Ralf

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