Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264937AbTF3PCL (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:02:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264943AbTF3PCK (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:02:10 -0400 Received: from thumper2.emsphone.com ([199.67.51.102]:4253 "EHLO thumper2.emsphone.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264937AbTF3PCG (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:02:06 -0400 Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:16:21 -0500 From: Andrew Ryan To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: bkbits.net is down Message-ID: <20030630151621.GA7783@thumper2.emsphone.com> References: <20030628001625.GC18676@work.bitmover.com> <20030627205140.F29149@newbox.localdomain> <20030628031920.GF18676@work.bitmover.com> <1056827655.6295.22.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <20030628191847.GB8158@work.bitmover.com> <20030628193857.GH841@gallifrey> <1056832290.6289.44.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> <1056867876.11843.1.camel@sonja> <1056892464.12323.27.camel@sonja> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1056892464.12323.27.camel@sonja> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 927 Lines: 23 On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 03:14:25PM +0200, Daniel Egger wrote: > > > 5MB/Sec is faster than MOST tapes drivs ? Or ??? > > If you are talking older scsi-2 or 1 drives yes . > > But on a properly tuned system any of the newer tape drives s/b > > able beat that hands down . > > To cite a popular manufacturer directly from the homepage: > "... and a data transfer rate of up to 5 megabytes per second" > > Please note the "up to" and that this drive is an affordable latest > generation ADR streamer. > While a little expensive, LTO drives can do 15MB/sec native. Even if bkbits does have 2 or 3 backup sites, it is still a good idea to have a tape backup of the data. Andy - 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/