Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?
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If you live long enough all backups will fail.
In my own personal experience I had a few things on QIC format tape cartridges. I had 5 drives. It turns out that after a decade the chemicals on the capstan of the drive breaks down and the drive bec omes useless. I.e., all QIC drives fail the same way in the same timeframe.
I had some stuff on 8mm tapes. My drive went bad after many year of little use. Not worth buying a new one.
My old CD backups are still readable after 8 years. My rule of thumb is that here is a .1% chance of damaging a CD every time it is handled. I don't have experience with the 25GB media. It looks like the CD/DVD format has at least another decade to run. Go for it!
Ciao,
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8mm tape was pretty problematic. LTO is where the reliable tape is.
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@scottalanmiller said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
8mm tape was pretty problematic. LTO is where the reliable tape is.
What's your guess on M-Disc ?
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@MisterZee said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
If you live long enough all backups will fail.
In my own personal experience I had a few things on QIC format tape cartridges. I had 5 drives. It turns out that after a decade the chemicals on the capstan of the drive breaks down and the drive bec omes useless. I.e., all QIC drives fail the same way in the same timeframe.
I had some stuff on 8mm tapes. My drive went bad after many year of little use. Not worth buying a new one.
My old CD backups are still readable after 8 years. My rule of thumb is that here is a .1% chance of damaging a CD every time it is handled. I don't have experience with the 25GB media. It looks like the CD/DVD format has at least another decade to run. Go for it!
Ciao,
//Z\Seems M-Disc is a better option after burning and testing.
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Comments from others too is appreciated
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How much data are you talking about? Is this data something that will seldom if ever be read again?
I do a lot of video projects. Once I'm done with those core assets (video, audio, images, etc), I archive them to an LTO-6 tape drive I have using LTFS. What I really like about it is that with LTFS, it's a drag and drop interface. I don't have any experience using M-Disc but I'm biased toward tape. Here's a page on hpe.com that talks more about LTFS. If you have specific questions, happy to answer them.
Depending on how much data your talking about, you can probably get LTO-5 or LTO-6 at a decent price since the latest generation is LTO-7.
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Isn't M-DISC just a generic BluRay disc maker?
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LTO have a lifespan of 30 years or something don't they? Why not go with reliability
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@HPEStorageGuy said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
How much data are you talking about? Is this data something that will seldom if ever be read again?
I do a lot of video projects. Once I'm done with those core assets (video, audio, images, etc), I archive them to an LTO-6 tape drive I have using LTFS. What I really like about it is that with LTFS, it's a drag and drop interface. I don't have any experience using M-Disc but I'm biased toward tape. Here's a page on hpe.com that talks more about LTFS. If you have specific questions, happy to answer them.
Depending on how much data your talking about, you can probably get LTO-5 or LTO-6 at a decent price since the latest generation is LTO-7.
I guess, few hundreds of GBs (around 400GB maybe). This amount will be for the first time. And may require to check once in a quarter to know finished and archive it periodically.
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@openit said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
@HPEStorageGuy said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
How much data are you talking about? Is this data something that will seldom if ever be read again?
I do a lot of video projects. Once I'm done with those core assets (video, audio, images, etc), I archive them to an LTO-6 tape drive I have using LTFS. What I really like about it is that with LTFS, it's a drag and drop interface. I don't have any experience using M-Disc but I'm biased toward tape. Here's a page on hpe.com that talks more about LTFS. If you have specific questions, happy to answer them.
Depending on how much data your talking about, you can probably get LTO-5 or LTO-6 at a decent price since the latest generation is LTO-7.
I guess, few hundreds of GBs (around 400GB maybe). This amount will be for the first time. And may require to check once in a quarter to know finished and archive it periodically.
What is the expected rate of expansion?
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@wirestyle22 said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
@openit said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
@HPEStorageGuy said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
How much data are you talking about? Is this data something that will seldom if ever be read again?
I do a lot of video projects. Once I'm done with those core assets (video, audio, images, etc), I archive them to an LTO-6 tape drive I have using LTFS. What I really like about it is that with LTFS, it's a drag and drop interface. I don't have any experience using M-Disc but I'm biased toward tape. Here's a page on hpe.com that talks more about LTFS. If you have specific questions, happy to answer them.
Depending on how much data your talking about, you can probably get LTO-5 or LTO-6 at a decent price since the latest generation is LTO-7.
I guess, few hundreds of GBs (around 400GB maybe). This amount will be for the first time. And may require to check once in a quarter to know finished and archive it periodically.
What is the expected rate of expansion?
Let's say, each project took 12GB, for one quarter around 120GB -> per year around 480GB.
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@scottalanmiller said in Archive (permanent backup) of data to Tape or M-Disc kind of storage ?:
Isn't M-DISC just a generic BluRay disc maker?
Probably.
