Archiving Tape Library to Digital Storage (XSAN)

sayelo · JBOD Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

Dear All,

We are looking for solution for a large scale of data.
We were thinking of backing up or Tape library to a Digital one for fast access, we are talking about 5000 hours of HD uncompressed format.

While I'm looking around in 100 Apple Xserve Raids to be connected all to 2 Xserves with Xsan.

Does anyone have a better solution?

Please advise

DQ · JBOD Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Sayelo

Take a look at this:

http://www.object-matrix.com/about_matrixstore.html

Rgds
David

pradeep.pg · Xsan Master Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 84

I dnt see Xsan as a complete solution. You need to take backup of Xsan onto a tape library. Take a look at Quantum Tape backup solution.

jelloknee · Been around the blocks Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 21

Bryson · Could work for Apple Joined: 31 May 2005 Posts: 43

Check out running stornext on your MDC's and using their storage management. I'll bet Matty G could offer thoughts on that. I've not seen it in the field but I recently looked into it for a client storing their uncompressed HD footage on tape.

http://www.quantum.com/products/software/stornext/index.aspx

In the end, the client decided to get a Scalar 50, load it up with 38 LTO-3 tapes and keep that until it fills and then expand the library. (their whole xsan is only 7TB or so)

I'm still looking for a better way to take media off of a SAN, without friggin' retrospect or other manual solutions, that costs less than six figures.