ShadeTek Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Is there any plans for Retrospect to move to LTFS in the near future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 No. From what I can see LTFS allows a tape to be treated like a hard disk. It is not a technology used by backup software companies for traditional tape backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeTek Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 No. From what I can see LTFS allows a tape to be treated like a hard disk. It is not a technology used by backup software companies for traditional tape backup. You might want to look at these before you get left behind. http://www.networkco...disks/232900476 http://cache-a.com/c...S_012511FNL.pdf http://www.reduser.n...LTFS-with-LTO-5 http://www.tolisgrou...10/06.14_01.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayoff Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 While it might be technology we would consider adding in the future, it does not fit well with the archive method used by Retrospect. Keep in mind that Retrospect writes data using it's own format, even when working with hard disks. This format allows for deduplication of data across multiple computers over your network. LTFS does not really support the "snapshot" methods used by Retrospect. Also Retrospect offers AES level encryption. If you are backing up confidential data, Retrospect offers a higher level of security. If you want a backup method that only copies new or changed files since the last backup, across multiple computers on a network, then Retrospect's method is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadeTek Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 While it might be technology we would consider adding in the future, it does not fit well with the archive method used by Retrospect. Keep in mind that Retrospect writes data using it's own format, even when working with hard disks. This format allows for deduplication of data across multiple computers over your network. LTFS does not really support the "snapshot" methods used by Retrospect. Also Retrospect offers AES level encryption. If you are backing up confidential data, Retrospect offers a higher level of security. If you want a backup method that only copies new or changed files since the last backup, across multiple computers on a network, then Retrospect's method is better. We are backing up video and audio media (rushes) which does not need any encryption as it gets broadcasted into everyone's homes, so something compatable and cross platform which all our clients can access quickly is what We need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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