On 03/20/16 14:43, Dimitri Maziuk wrote:
> On 2016-03-19 14:41, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
>> What's the best way to handle a removable-cartridge-drive technology
>> like RDX in Bacula -- use the virtual changer...?
> 
> "Without vchanger, Bacula has no right to claim it supports disk-based 
> backup". Vchanger is the only way to fly.
> 
> LTO-6: ~$11/TB
> Seagate 8TB "archive" SATA drive: ~$28/TB
> RDX: ~$100/TB
> 
> The drive: $2K for LTO vs $200 for RDX vs $20 for SATA.

And frankly, unless you have a cleanroom to put it in, it's replacing
all those $2K drives that sours you on LTO.  They don't last long
outside of a controlled environment.


-- 
  Phil Stracchino
  Babylon Communications
  phils AT caerllewys DOT net
  phil AT co.ordinate DOT org
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