From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 14:29:14 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D916616A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:29:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from craig.afraid.org (CPE0050bf78b8c6-CM000a739ac1da.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [67.60.253.224]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91CB143D2D for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:29:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from craig@craig.afraid.org) Received: from craig.internal.lan ([10.0.0.2] helo=redline) by craig.afraid.org with smtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1B1v9X-0003MQ-DJ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:29:15 -0500 Message-ID: <002d01c40881$9fdcaf20$0200000a@redline> From: "Craig Reyenga" To: "Robert Huff" References: <16466.1922.530743.83821@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:30:29 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hardware: backup tape reliability X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 22:29:15 -0000 Robert, Are DVDs an option for them? growisofs works great here, using the LG GSA-4081B 8x DVD writer. I don't see how a DVD (or a CD) would fail under the conditions you outlined, and 4.38GiB per disc is pretty good. I hope this helps. -Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Huff" To: Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: OT: hardware: backup tape reliability > > I have a friend who's trying to implement a back-up regime, > but running into media issues. > Specifically: they live in an area with extremely high > temperature+humidity (90-95 F/32-35 C; 90+% hum.) and climate > conditioning is not an option. They need to backup critical data > files (code base is not an issue) and have tried floppies, ZIP > drives, and CDs ... all of which have proven to have a very short > life span. > They're considering trying tape backup; but before spending > hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a system they'd like some > assurance this will work. > (One way to do this would be a hot swap disk ... but that's an > escalation we'd like to avoid if possible.) > > I'd like to hear from people who have Been There and Solved > That. I'll also take pointers articles that talk about tested > solutions. > > Thanks in advance. > > > Robert Huff > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >