Xref: utzoo comp.sys.apollo:1259 comp.periphs:1140 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ucla-cs!dj From: dj@COGNET.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo,comp.periphs Subject: Large scale backups Keywords: backup video tape optical Message-ID: <15278@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Date: 16 Aug 88 22:33:23 GMT Sender: news@CS.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: dj@COGNET.UCLA.EDU (David J. Wells) Organization: UCLA Cognitive Science Lines: 19 We have a fairly new network of 40 Apollos running 9.7 (SR10 "Real Soon Now" :-). The topic of system backups has become an issue for us. According some rough figuring, we have a worst case of 5 Gb of user space to back up, and are presently using about 2 Gb. Obviously mag tapes aren't a nice way to go (20 tapes!?), so what is available? I have heard about Workstation Solutions' exaTape (SCSI 8mm video for $6950), but I am not familiar with anything else. We are open to any cost effective solution (video tape, optical disk, ...). Does anyone have any suggestions, recommendations, or words from the wise? thanks, dj ----------------------------------------------------------------------- David J Wells w213/825-6850 dj@cs.ucla.edu