[NTLUG:Discuss] recommendations for tape drive

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:45:43 -0500, Rob Apodaca wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hello all,
>>Was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for linux compatible
>>tape drive
>>
>>Thanks,
>>-Rob
> 
> 
> pretty much any SCSI tape drive will work with Linux. 
> DLT drives are what most of the data centers use. 
> It's fairly quick ( as tapes go ) and reliable. 
> You can get 15Gig easy on a DLT tape. Ebay has them 
> for under $200ish. DLT tapes are kind of pricey. 
> 
> With cheap harddrives, you can use rsync or something
> similar and do machine to machine backups over the network. 

I agree with Jack that DLT is the way to go *if you can afford them*.  I 
always used to think it was stupid to backup to other hard drives, but with 
current prices, it's a viable option now.

To get a good answer, you didn't give us enough info though.  Why tapes?  Is 
it just something to take offsite?  Something you have to mail?  Something you 
need to have a lot of so you can stick many versions of them on a shelf?  Or 
what?  Tapes are a classic solution to many problems, but if you told us the 
problem you're trying to solve, we may be able to point you in a direction 
that would help you better than tapes.

HTH,
Kevin