I actually never gave consideration to going to disk then tape. I am not sure we can do that here but it would speed up processes I would think. This is good advice and we will research it.
On the tape compatibility, we did see that LTO2 was read only on LTO4 devices, which would be an issue for us. We will research it further. Thank you! On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Lock, Philip<lo...@chelmsford-college.ac.uk> wrote: > LTO4 is a good tape standard to use, We have a dell library for our > exchange backups, the only information I was warned about is that the > you need a good backbone as if there are any delays in data being > written to the tapes then you can have it all corrupted. We were advised > (after purchase) that we should backup to disk then back that up to tape > after. LTO4 will read and write to LTO3 but not LTO2 (we have got 2x > LTO4 and 2xLTO3 drives to overcome this issue. > > Info can be found at http://www.ultrium.com/default.php > > > Cheers > > Philip Lock > Network Systems Manager > Moulsham Street CM2 0JQ > 01245 293023 > www.chelmsford-college.ac.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] > Sent: 26 August 2009 13:34 > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: OT: LTO4 Back Up Processes > > Our LTO3 library just hit the skids so before I look at replacing it I > am looking around to make sure this is still best practice. Other than > those that do back up to disk and archive to tape processes, is LTO4 > libraries best practice, and are they backward compatible to LTO3 and > LTO2 tapes (I will double check this elsewhere also, just wanted to > throw it out and get experienced feedback). > > This e-mail & any files and attachments transmitted with it are confidential > and may be legally privileged. They are intended solely for the use of the > intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the > author/sender and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by Chelmsford > College or any associated or related company. If you are not the intended > recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that > any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of, or any action > taken or omitted in reliance on this e-mail or any file or attachment > transmitted with it is strictly prohibited & may be unlawful. We may monitor > all email communication through our networks. > If you have received this e-mail in error please notify Chelmsford College > by e-mailing:postmas...@chelmsford-college.ac.uk. > If you contact us by email, we may store your details to facilitate > communication. > We take reasonable precautions to ensure our emails are virus free. However, > we cannot accept responsibility for any virus transmitted by Chelmsford > College and recommend that you subject any incoming email to your own virus > checking procedures. > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > >
