Re: Backup Tapes

[Janet Fine <greatpl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

1.15.02
Dear James,
We have 2 sets of 6 Daily Backup Tapes  and 2 sets of Full Backup Tapes
(we do a full backup once a week).  We store all tapes off site and we
discard tapes after about 9 months.  I also clean the tape drive 3 times
a week with  cleaning cartridge which costs about $4 and has practically
eliminated error message during backups.  With each set of daily and
full backup tapes I include an extra tape to be used, "in case of an
error message during backup."  This has come in handy several times as I
have 5 different staff members performing backups.  Should any one of
them run into a problem, they know they have a fresh tapes to pop in the
drive.  That tape then becomes part of the rotation and I put a new tape
in the pack as the new "backup" backup tape.
Good luck!
Janet Fine
Great Neck Library
159 Bayview Avenue
Great Neck, NY 11023

James Coleman wrote:

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