[KLUG Members] Backup hardware and software

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>Anyone using HP 

Do you mean HP drives or HP Travan drives?  Use several HP 8mm DAT drives,  the
expensive ones are VERY fast.  Love 'em.

>or Seagate Travan tape drives for backups? 

I wouldn't backup on a travan tape,  what would be the point?  Might as well use
Western Digital IDE drives.

Pay alot for the tape drive, and the tapes are "cheap" and reliable.  Buy a
"cheap" tape drive and the tapes are "expensive" and unreliable.  I'd recommend
4mm or 8mm tapes,  or a DLT drive if your loaded.

Of course, I used to use a Travan (version 5?) drive.  I don't anymore, never
will again.  Fortunately QIC seems to have gone the way of all flesh,  and maybe
Travan will follow soon.

>How about Arkeia verses BRU for software?

Used to use BRU and one location,  very nice.  Haven't used a version if a
couple of years however.

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