On Saturday 22 August 2009 03:05:12 pm bob944 wrote:
> Yes, if you're going to mix them.  LTO4s are automatically detected
> as hcart and so are LTO1s.  So when you add the LTO4 drives, change
> them to anything else--LTO2... 8MM, whatever, and set up barcode
> rules so that all the LTO4 tapes you'll ever add get the same type.

Thanks for the tip.  I didn't know about the barcode rules !

> Have you looked at your data to see if it's feasible to keep your
> old library long enough to duplicate your long-term retention data
> to LTO4 and then get rid of the LTO1s when you've duped everything
> that hasn't already expired?

That sounds like a nice mini-project.  I totally agree and will look forward 
for doing it. The fact that I can consolidate, at least, about (8) LTO1 tapes 
into (1) LTO4 tape is pretty tempting!

> This may well reopen up another favorite topic:  retention and the
> costs/logic/risks in keeping and trusting the usefullness and
> recoverability of old data.

I Agree :)

All the best,
Jorge
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