The encryption of data on a backup tape does not need to be done ALL the time. If one level of backup are in your automated tape library, in a data center with card-key access in a building with armed guards on all entrances who inspect packages coming in AND going out, then I don't think you need to encrypt that data. Just use it for a FAST recovery.
But if a copy of those backups have to go offsite, even to your company's other data center, ENCRYPT the data. When the shipping company loses the one tape that has the CEO's social security number or salary on it, you will be less worried if you know it was encrypted. Less antacid to chew. /Tom Kern --- Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The encryption software starts before Windows. The software failed with a > blue screen of death. > > My sense is that one or more critical files on the hard drive used by the > software became corrupt as PC files are known to do. But I don't know. > > But my point was the laptop was put out of service for several days. Doesn't > really matter why. This may be tolerable (or even expected) with a PC. But on > a mainframe? > > The complete loss of mission critical data even for a few days could be > catastrophic to the company. One solution is to have backups that aren't > encrypted. But, then, what would be the point of encryption in the first > place? As I said, a puzzlement. ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
