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Subject: RE: [ILUG] Backup solutions
From: "Ciaran Johnston" <cj@nologic.org>
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Brian ODonoghue said:
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ciaran Johnston [mailto:cj@nologic.org]
>> Sent: 16 August 2002 15:09
>> To: ilug@linux.ie
>> Subject: [ILUG] Backup solutions
>>
>> Hi folks,
>> I maintain a colocated server on behalf of a small group of
>> individuals, and am looking at backup solutions. Is it possible to get
>> some sort of low-
>> end internal tape / other solution that could be used to back up
>> approx. 40
>> Gigs of data or am I just dreaming? My ISP does offer backups at extra
>> cost
>> but the only problem with that is, well, the extra cost.
>>
>> What I was hoping to do was to install some kind of internal tape
>> device, then swap tapes round every month, so I had an onsite backup
>> of say the last 24 hours and an offsite backup of the last month. Is
>> this feasible? I'm beginning to think it isn't. External devices are
>> not an option as part
>> of the charge for colocation is rackspace.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ciaran.
>
> I'd recommend a good external DLT drive.
> You will probably need a SCSI card for that too.

Yeah, so would I, but as I said, external ain't really an option.

/Ciaran.

>
> Mmmm.
>
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