[KLUG Members] Firewire 1TB drive under Linux worth trying?

[Rusty Yonkers]

> A fixed disk can never ever replace a tape drive.  Using fixed
> disks for
> backup is just plain nuts, IMNSHO.
> 

I humbly disagree.  Disk is going to be faster than tape, always. 
Also retrieval of data for onesy twosy restores is going to be like
lightining faster!  Now with Serial ATA (SATA) it is really cheap. 
The SATA standard also supports hotswap drives.  At the same spindle
speeds there is negliglble difference between SCSI and SATA, even
with multiple drives attached.  SATA has no slowdown with multiple
drives like the original ATA spec did.  

For transportation off-site I would just get a foamlined case to
prevent sudden jarring.  The cost now would be way cheaper than tape
too....

Removable drives that use either USB 2.0 or Firewire are a really
good alternative as well since they can stand a significant jarring
without damage.  I can see a time in the not to distant future that
we will use memory sticks or something similar.  They already have 1
GB pen drives available!  


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Russell C. Yonkers Jr. 
CNE, MCP, A+, CCNA, Linux+, Server+, Network+ certified
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Currently using SuSE 9, Mac OS X, Windows 2000, and WinXP 
And yes I run a network at home with Linux and Windows servers
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