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From: "Brian O'Donoghue" <Brian.ODonoghue@kbs.ie>
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Subject: RE: [ILUG] Backup solutions
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:28:51 +0100
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> -----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.

Mmmm.

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