Thanks everyone. I think I'll go with one of the tape solutions (DLT,
Exabyte VXA-2, or AIT) after all. If I can get the 80G native/160 Gig
compressed, then I can probably get buy with one or two tapes. That
should make my single-file restores a little less onerous.
-Tony
kgunders@cbnlottery.com (Kurt Gunderson) wrote in message news:<3D36CE72.6070308@cbnlottery.com>...
> You might try looking into DLT technology. DLT tape drives will give
> you 80Gb storage with ~6-12MB/s throughput. They are an industry
> standard supported by the heavyweights (HP/IBM/Dell) but a little more
> pricey than your current DDS technology.
>
> If you are looking for speed AND storage, I would suggest a combination
> of disk and tape. Back you 'production' data to a separate 'backup'
> drive then write the 'backup' drive contents to tape.
>
> If you have money to burn and require very little downtime during
> backup, place your data on a mirrored disk. During backup time split
> the mirror and backup the stale mirror to tape. Once you are done,
> re-sync the stale mirror to your production mirror (which can be done
> online).
>
> My CDN$.02,
> K.
>
