[WinMac] Condoms [WAS:Re: Tape Backup on NT Server]
Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 17:08:51 -0400
Dear Tommy,
Let's put it in "Californicate" terms, since obviously your bosses don't
understand "dollars & cents" like we do on the East Coast! :)
Would you skimp on a vending machine condom when having sex with your
partner, with the stakes so high today? Yes, DAT tape cartridges don't cost
much... But, using the condom analogy, if a single cell of an HIV virus
slips through a condom -- or a bit gets "flipped" in a DAT backup -- Can
your boss withstand the consequences?
BTW, as I write this, I reminded myself that one always needs to scan for
virii when backing up: One cause of data failure that is often overlooked
is virus contamination... Normally one thinks about backing up in case of a
casualty (fire/theft) or hard drive crash.
Cheers!
Dan Schwartz
Cherry Hill, NEW JERSEY!
~~~~~~~~~~~
At 02:22 PM 9/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Ya - we bought a Dell power edge 2200 dual 233 processor with 128 meg of
>Ram for about $3000 - we have had no problems with it. I told my boss that
>we needed to get a good backup media for the server so he went out and
>bought a 3.2 gig Iomega Ditto drive. I was wanting something a little
>bigger - it's worked okay but we are getting to big to put all the info we
>need on one tape - it's a pain in the ass to have to come into work and the
>tape backup is requesting another tape !!
>
>
>
>Tommy Trogden MCP
>Network Administrator
>Ashley Of Beverly Hills
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David A. Toth [SMTP:toof@umich.edu]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 2:04 PM
>To: NT System Admin Issues
>Subject: [ntsysadmin] Re: Tape Backup on NT Server
>
>Tommy,
>Not really. We bought a cheap server as our PDC but it kept crashing. My
>boss decided to pay a little more and get what we needed. I found a good
>deal on a DEC Alpha 500 MHz and it has been happily chugging along for over
>18 months 24/365. Hasn't been down once. Eliminated my headaches :-)
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tommy Trogden <ttrogden@ashleybh.com>
>To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 2:40 PM
>Subject: [ntsysadmin] Re: Tape Backup on NT Server
>
>
>>Ya DLT Tapes are nice but the drives are expensive aren't they ??
>>
>>
>>Tommy Trogden MCP
>>Network Administrator
>>Ashley Of Beverly Hills
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dan Schwartz [SMTP:expresso@snip.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 1:24 PM
>>To: NT System Admin Issues
>>Subject: [ntsysadmin] Re: Tape Backup on NT Server
>>
>>
>> Actually, DAT and other helical scan tape transport mechanisms suck --
>>They stretch the tape.
>>
>> To this day, nothing tops DLT (Digital Linear Tape) for stability, speed,
>>and reliability. They were designed & built by DIGITAL up until about 2
>>years ago; then sold off to Quantum.
>> <http://www.quantum.com>. As of last week, Tandberg licensed DLT
>>manufacturing.
>>
>>
>>At 01:32 PM 9/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Does anyone have a positive experience using non-DAT tape backup devices
>on
>>>NT server, such as Travan/IDE?
>>>
>>>I have used SCSI/DAT drives exclusively for years, but have a client that
>>>wants a cheaper solution. I know that reliability and performance belongs
>to
>>>SCSI/DAT, but can someone recommend an alternative to back up a couple of
>>>Gigs per day?
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> Yours truly,
>> Daniel L. Schwartz,
>> Electrical Engineer.
>>
>> Dan's Macintosh Consulting
>> Suite 1306
>> 1840 Frontage Road
>> Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-2205
>>
>> 609-795-8965
>>
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