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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:21:29 EST
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- From: Jon Freivald <jaflrn!jaf@UUNET.UU.NET>
- Subject: re: 250Mb tapes in Archive 150?
- In-Reply-To: <9212301017.AA26587@relay1.UU.NET>
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- Craig Armstrong <craiga%SPOCK.DIS.CCCD.EDU@vm1.cc.uakron.edu> writes:
-
- > > Is it possible to mix DC tapes ( 6150, 6250, 6525 ) in one FULL backup? If
- > > not, is it possible to use one type for the FULL backup, and another for th
- > > INCREMENTAL backup? We don't want to throw away all those 6150s, and we can
- > > afford too many new tapes either.
- > >
- >
- > I've never seen a problem with mixing tapes. Since bantape (see earlier
- > message) relies on results from the adapter, it hums along until it gets
- > and EOT result from the controller. Will say though I've never done a
- > selective restore with mixed media...
-
- I have done this on numerous occasions. Full backups have been done for
- the last year or so using 1 6250 & 1 600A. I've done both full restores
- and selective restores with this mix/match with no complications.
-
- Jon
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