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backup fire safes tapes destroyed

From: Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com>
Subject: Firesafes Was: How to Backup OSX
Date: 26 Jan 2003 05:15:53 +0800
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Tim Llewellyn <tim.llewellyn@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:

> Mike Rosenberg wrote:
 
> > Eberhard Heuser-Hofmann <vaxinf@chclu.chemie.uni-konstanz.de> wrote:
 
> > > |>Now burn down the building. Tell me when you get the data off
> > > |>your IDE raid.

> > > And tell me when you get the data off your DLT-Library if there
> > > is fire in that room.
 
> > If you keep the backups in the same room as the computer, you're
> > out of luck, of course, but if you're serious about backing up,
> > you always have at least one backup set stored offsite.
 
 
> A firesafe is also a good thing to have to store your onsite tapes.

However, PLEASE don't think that if you put it in a fire safe, they
are safe...

This is easy to fix though. Grab a tape, and head down to your local
supermarket. Look in the kitchenware section for some rectangular
storage canisters the right size for you tapes. Yes, this may mean
getting different one. Also get different coloured lids for each
day/system whatever. You want each one to hold a full set of tapes for
each backup. So the oper takes out a canister, opens it and uses the
tapes to do a backup. The tapes go back in, and it is sealed and
replaced in the safe.


OK, why...

When you do have a fire, the safe interior WILL heat up. Not a lot,
but some. Then it will cool, and start sucking in a wonderfull mix of
water vapour, HCN, HCl, and more crap than we want to think
about. This will promptly condense out on anthing cool. Like the
contents of your safe. :( DATs do not like this. Does not do DLTs any
good either!

So go and get a nice airtight container, and not have an `interesting
time' at you recovery site.

This is what you do NOT want to see
http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/colless

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