RE: NAS or Tape for backup?

Considering the NAS device.
Is it capable of being an alternate restart device? I doubt it.
Could it become a load source device? I doubt it.
Could you recover directly from the NAS device? I doubt it.

You can get a used LTO5 (or LTO3 for that matter depending on how big the
system is) standalone SCSI device and controller card in the used market at
a reasonable price. Now you have not only a supported device but also one
that will actually be able to recover your system without having to load it
first from DVD manually. By the time you're done with all the falderal that
would be needed to recover from a NAS, you'll think differently about it.

Even file level backups require hoops to jump through that just don't make
it worth it.

On a Power8 where USB 3.0 lives or at V7R1 and Power6 and above where you
can do an Ethernet restart, I might consider a NAS box for about 20
nanoseconds, then bail back to something that is truly supported.

--
Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary
Kuznitz
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 3:24 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: NAS or Tape for backup?

I'm ready to purchase a backup solution for a 9405 520.
I have seen NAS devices in the past. I'm wondering if they are a good
solution for a small i5. This is one I have seen:
LENOVO Iomega ix2 2-Bay 4TB NAS-2 x 2TB, Ethernet Port Interface, Supports
RAID, 1x USB 3.0 Port, 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, Device to Device Data Replication,
Cloud Technology -70A69001NA-70A69001NA-CA
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8
511566

Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about them?

If I didn't go that route what tape drive would someone recommend? Probably
in the
LT04 or LT05 . I don't feel a need to spend a lot of money for the latest
and greatest.
Even a used one would probably do.

They have quite a few models. I'd like to hear from people that have good
experience as well as bad so I don't have problems with backups all the
time.

Thank you,

Gary Kuznitz
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