Steve,
Thanks for these good tips. I'll add this to my collection of information
on the topic. I'm not thinking about a particular client, but am trying to
create some general solutions. Your last point made me think of another
message over on the archives list, which I've copied below. She was asking
about using backups in place of archives. Could you elaborate on your last
point a bit? You may want to address her question on the other list.
Sincerely,
Ron
At 11/8/2006 04:46 PM -0600, you wrote:
>Ronald, I see what you're trying to accomplish especially for smaller
>businesses. My wife used to keep her small companies back-up in the van
>over the weekend through Iowa summers and winters. Here are some
>additional idea's and considerations
>
>1) Use one of the protective off-site services that send the back-up
>directly off-site- no need to send anything anywhere. Be sure to do your
>due diligence on this as it adds another layer of complexity
>2) Be sure that the controlled environment is somewhat maintained if
>sending tapes ,etc between facilities
>3) On-site media cabinet ,etc need to be Fire resistant to the NFPA 32
>fire standards. Doesn't do much good to have them climate protected if
>fire,etc can destroy them. Media should be to 125 degree 4 hr rating for
>on-site storage and then cross your fingers.
>4) Far away off-siting isn't really mandatory IF you protect them
>correctly
>5) Think about disaster recovery hard as it could be weeks before power
>and facilities are restored - mirror you environment somewhere. you might
>have tapes, etc and nowhere to use them.
>6) Limit the length of time you keep back-ups-remember they're only for
>disaster recovery not for convenience or RIM.
>
>Some late thoughts from Iowa.
>
>Steve Petersen CRM
>Records Manager
>Rockwell Collins Inc
>319.295.5244
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To list members,
Ron, thank you for this excellent summary of the dangers of
using DVDs/CDs for long-term storage. In light of all of
this, I wonder if any archives or archive projects rely
soley on the tape backups of their servers for archiving.
We have recently started working on a small
(university-hosted) project to digitise collections relating
to our town's furniture industry. The purchase of CDs or
DVDs for backup wasn't figured into our grant budget, and
since our server will be backed-up regularly (with copy
tapes of the backup sent to offsite storage) this was
thought to be sufficient for protecting our data.
Although I know that 'the more backup the better', I wonder
if anyone else is foregoing the extra backup of DVD/CD
because of budget constraints or otherwise. Any comments
would be welcome.
Lisa
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