Re: NAS or Tape for backup?

Hi Gary,

lacking a bit in the System i knowledge department here, but maybe you
could try a virtual tape solution like Quadstor?

If you have the time you could try Quadstor VTL. This software basically
installs on top of a Linux/BSD distribution, for testing you could use an
older x86 server. I set one up with Fibre Channel connectivity for my 520
(the 520 running AIX though...). You can change the identity (I set it up
as a IBM library), amount of drives, etc.

Apparently it emulated tape storage well, I've had several occasions where
system administrators came to my desk asking 'in what rack that d@mn
library on the SAN was located' as they couldn't find it :P

Regards,

Rene.



Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 at 10:23 PM
From: "Gary Kuznitz " <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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
[1]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8511566

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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