Tape vs RDX backup
Hi
One on my clients is hellbent on purchasing an LTO drive to run his backups.
His site is composed of five workstations, and no server; overkill you say ?
The reason he prefers the tape medium is because of the security this appliance offers; the stored data isn't
directly accessible, therefore safe from infection or manipulation by malevolant sources.
Any disk based backup medium is physically and easily accessible therefore not secure.
Unfortunately, today's tape backup solutions seem to have a single contender, LTO.
I was wandering whether RDX devices share the same vulnerabilities as regular disk based backup options ?
If I can control the workstation that is hooked to the RDX device, can I also access the data that is on the currently
inserted RDX disk ?
thanks
yann
One on my clients is hellbent on purchasing an LTO drive to run his backups.
His site is composed of five workstations, and no server; overkill you say ?
The reason he prefers the tape medium is because of the security this appliance offers; the stored data isn't
directly accessible, therefore safe from infection or manipulation by malevolant sources.
Any disk based backup medium is physically and easily accessible therefore not secure.
Unfortunately, today's tape backup solutions seem to have a single contender, LTO.
I was wandering whether RDX devices share the same vulnerabilities as regular disk based backup options ?
If I can control the workstation that is hooked to the RDX device, can I also access the data that is on the currently
inserted RDX disk ?
thanks
yann
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Thank you both for your responses
The other issue of course is price: an LTO is usually destined to run off a server with a server OS
The other issue of course is price: an LTO is usually destined to run off a server with a server OS
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Thanks for these reponses
Tape is what the client wants, so that's what I'm going to put in my offer
The remaining issue is finding a device that will run off a Windows 7 workstation
I suppose an LTO5 from Tandberg would suffice, together with BackupAssist to keep the overall cost down; just need to find a solid SAS controller with Win7 drivers
Any recommendations for PC based SAS controller boards ?
Tape is what the client wants, so that's what I'm going to put in my offer
The remaining issue is finding a device that will run off a Windows 7 workstation
I suppose an LTO5 from Tandberg would suffice, together with BackupAssist to keep the overall cost down; just need to find a solid SAS controller with Win7 drivers
Any recommendations for PC based SAS controller boards ?
Have a NAS for local backups and use tape for off site backup storage.
The problem with spinning disk is it is subject to bit rot if not powered on(about 3 to 5 years).
With tape ,you have 25 year shelf life.
So the best of both worlds.
RDX is just another disk.