Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:02:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:02:28 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:36624 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:02:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 15:07:52 +0100 From: Russell King To: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" Cc: Alan Cox , Linux Kernel Mailing List , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RAID backup Message-ID: <20021004150752.B16727@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: <1033735943.31839.12.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20021004132419.GF710@gallifrey> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20021004132419.GF710@gallifrey>; from gilbertd@treblig.org on Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 02:24:19PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1073 Lines: 25 On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 02:24:19PM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > Not sure about that; DLT tapes are pretty bulky themselves; I think the > difference between say a set of 4 DLT tapes and a single Maxtor 320 in > caddy would be minimal. The 4 DLT tapes would take up twice the room. > As for stored media, I think Maxtor are quoting > 1M hours MTTF - (I hate to think how you measure such a figure) - for > the 320G, and that is probably longer than I'd trust either the tape or > the drive to survive. However, drive in caddy or no caddy, the accidental drop test would probably be more favourable to the DLT tape surviving over the drive. Physical accidents do happen. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/