No, I haven't seen a tape failure yet. Except way back when we had a 3490 cartridge smashed and broken in places and the tape was hanging out of it.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Pinnacle Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 5:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Mainframe Executive article on the death of tape Anybody read the Mainframe Executive article on the death of tape as a backup media? The guy writing it used to work for STK and Sun, and now works for disk-based backup vendors. He says the following: - 15% of all backups fail (my experience < 1%) - 10-50% of all restores from tape fail (my experience <1%) - 40-50% failure when restoring data from tape > 5 years (my experience again is <1%) So what are you guys seeing out there? Do we really have mainframe tape failure rates in the double-digits percentwise? If we do, then the guy is right and tape is dead, but I just don't buy those figures. What say you? Regards, Tom Conley ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
