Jaz Disk is very fast compared to Tape, CDR, MO, Zip, or anything else except another hard disk
Sorry about the confusion. I was trying to indicate CD RW would be very slow as a backup media for a complete harddrive.
True, depending on media type. What does this have to do with backup/KOT?
Clarence was proposing using only CD RW as a catch all. I think it has a lot of limitations.
can you say manual process?? My daily backups happen 7 days a week without user intervention period.
We have some disagreement here. I think it is a matter of personal preference. For example I make stock entries in a spread sheet. Immediately after the entries I do a manual backup of the file. In my case an automated process would not be any faster. Copying an individual file or directory where I keep my important files is a very simple matter. My preference for this type of backup media is a removable magnetic disc media such as zip, jaz, Syquest, LS120, floppy etc.
I'm confused, what does this have to do with backup/KOT?
Nothing. I think there are better media choices for the selected file backups than CD RW.
I'll skip the rest of the post. Its clear there is some confusion as to what I do for backups and why I do it. You keep confusing the backup and KOT terms. I think your misleading the readers into a false sense of security with KOT. As you have said. KOT is not a backup. Its disaster recovery. 1 lightning strike, fire, etc and KOT is dust. A Backup solution is essential to backup data. If a backup solution doesn't incoporate, removable media, automation, no swapping, cataloging, CDRW may be a viable solution.
The premise of my post was one starts with a harddrive and a tape backup solution. I was not trying to characterize your entire backup strategy as tape. I recalled that you had mentioned tape as a viable backup solution so I was giving you credit for tape. I think tape is the best of the removable strategies as it is the only one that can backup a large harddrive without spanning media.
Perhaps I was not clear. I tried to indicate that given one harddrive and a tape backup solution...first Drive Image and then KOT are worthy of consideration.
I agree that the KOT concept DOES NOT stand alone as a backup solution. It can only be used in conjunction with a REMOVABLE backup solution.
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