From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Aug 15 12:54:18 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA15746 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:54:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailhost.PII.COM (pii.com [192.77.209.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA15740 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:54:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from PII.COM by PII.COM (4.1/SMI-4.4) id AA03354; Fri, 15 Aug 97 12:58:38 PDT Received: from PII-Message_Server by pii.com with Novell_GroupWise; Sat, 15 Feb 1997 12:55:47 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:51:39 -0700 From: Robert Clark To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, cassy@loop.com Subject: Tape Drives for backups? -Reply Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The last 4mil HP Dat drive I bought was approx 510$ US. I've had good luck with them in general, and the tapes are only 8$. For me, media price is important. If you only plan on backing up to one tape, the cheaper type tapedrives are great. If you backup often, and keep an ongoing set of tapes, it doesn't take long before a cheap tapedrive is costing big money. [RC] >>> Cassandra Perkins 08/14/97 04:13pm >>> What are the tape devices being used to backup FreeBSD servers? I've heard that the 8mm tapes and devices are the most reliable, but what about the Travan-4 devices? Is any having success using them with BSD? Any horror stories or comparisons would be appreciated. Cassandra Perkins The Loop ISC.