So…I was wondering. Is there any backup tape system that would be advisable to use for backing up some TBs? I guess I need it to be USB, as the server is a micro PC, one of those tiny ones you can hang from behind a monitor. It’s an HP ProDesk.

Thanks!

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      5 hours ago

      Where I live I have an interesting second hand market. I might be able to find something older like LTO5 at reasonable prices. I’m not sure however about the SAS to USB adapter…

      • Septimaeus@infosec.pubEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        I use LTO4 tapes.

        • Bare LC drive eBay $~60. Pulled from a library so I had to switch the operation mode. Missing the bay door and kinda dinged up but worked.
        • Celerity FC81en HBA card was $~30.
        • 1.6TB tapes sold in packs of 5 around $11/tape. Probably can do better than that at higher volume.

        Overall take: slow noisy writes but viable for cheap stable long-term storage.

        Note: for each of the components above I set price alerts and waited. If in a hurry, maybe skip tape storage lol

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        5 hours ago

        No shit. I still have a 5090 still stuck in my throat. $8k for a tape drive, hell, I could have got two 5090s.