From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:07:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:07:52 -0400 Received: from fly.hiwaay.net ([208.147.154.56]:62470 "EHLO mail.hiwaay.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:07:52 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:13:26 -0500 From: Chris Adams To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RAID backup Message-ID: <20021004221326.C432731@hiwaay.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Once upon a time, Dr. David Alan Gilbert said: >As for stored media, I think Maxtor are quoting >1M hours MTTF - (I hate to think how you measure such a figure) - for >the 320G, and that is probably longer than I'd trust either the tape or >the drive to survive. DLT tapes are rated for a 30 year shelf life - I would not expect the shelf life of a hard drive to be more than a few years due to "stiction". -- Chris Adams Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.