Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
hi Bryan, the target data is only 40 GB, not 400 GB. There might be an upgrade down the road - but aparently, the system has access to only a single 40 gig drive. I seriously doubt that given the circumstances, there is even an option to spend the $2K+ on a backup drive.
I understand that. People are bouncing all over the place and I'm trying to address them all. Again, I'm going to put of a set of "scenarios" on my blog.
In his case, I'd use a couple 80GB 2.5" drives with high G tolerances. Or if he wants a tape, maybe a VXA-1.
My point is that once you start talking 100GB of backup -- beyond sub-$1K AIT-2 or VXA-2 -- where people start looking at DLT, don't get anything "mid-capacity." Go for the latest LTO revision, currently LTO-3, because the cost per GB goes down _substantially_!
That's my point.