RE: Backup Tape rotation with Corona-virus -- MIDRANGE-L

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Tape cost? I once had a boss who asked why we don't buy just a couple and use them over & over & over....

Roger Harman
COMMON Certified Application Developer - ILE RPG on IBM i on Power

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2020 1:05 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Backup Tape rotation with Corona-virus

Present some alternatives.

One alternative is new mylar libraries with the monthly recurring cost of using Iron Mountain to run tapes back and forth on a daily basis and the 2-3 hours a day to manually prepare the tapes for shipment and receive them back in. Plus the cost of training a backup person to do it so you can go on vacation. Make sure you quote the latest LTOx models available from IBM and the cost of all those tape cartridges which ain't cheap.
Also quote that every x years you'll need to duplicate all the tapes from LTOx to LTOy. Been through that a few times. Changing it out will let you know that the tape drives are on a model supported by IBM, and the drive is supported by your latest hardware, and the mylar hasn't gone bad in that time frame. Especially applicable for those archive tapes you append to at year end only. Gosh, I really do not miss mylar.

Rob Berendt

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