Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:29:49 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tape backup solution? [OT] Message-ID: <20040101012949.GA72724@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <200312311655.20307.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> References: <200312311655.20307.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com>
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In the last episode (Dec 31), Eric F Crist said:
> I have a question that's slightly off-topic, but not. I install
> high-end surveillance equipment for CCTV and such. I have a rather
> large client in Minneapolis who's using Dedicated Micros digital
> video recorders. The particular model we're using has a 500 GB hdd,
> but this client would like to archive images to tape for longer
> storage. As of now, we're only getting about 2 months of recording
> time. For off-site viewing, this unit can off-load images to a SCSI
> cd recorder. Does anyone suggest a tape backup device that would be
> SCSI and external, with a fairly high-capacity? I'm thinking around
> 50 GB?
I can't find a good web page to refer you to, but here's a quick
summary of what's available. Capacity and transfer rate are native; if
your data is 2:1 compressible, double both columns.
Drive Capacity Xfer rate
(GB) (MB/Sec)
DLT 40 6
sDLT 110-300 11-36
LTO 100 15
LTO2 200 30
AIT3 100 12
SAIT1 500 30
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Dan Nelson
dnelson@allantgroup.com
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