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Re: Backup (hardware) for Linux



>From a strange reason unix expert told me that the dat tape called write
device :-)

You can write on the device but not always read from it, so im using 3
sets of tapes for backup (every set is full backup + 1 incermental)

But lately i thought of backingup to optic disk or to build an backup
computer (the data will saved on ordinary HD)
> 
> Yikes, I just bought an HP tape backup system and DDS-2 DAT media. How
> many times can I expect to use each tape? Is the drive itself unreliable
> or just the media? Does the media deteriorate over time or because of re-use?
> 
>  - yba
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