Looking to get a weekly tape backup solution for my 600GB server
Hi, I'm running a server for my home. It's not a "critical" office environment, but it's still critical to me.
Right now, I have two arrays of hard drives: main slave array consists of three 300GB drives in RAID-5 (600GB total).
That backs-up nightly to an array of two more 300GB drives in RAID-0 (600GB total).
I'm looking for a weekly tape solution that can be put off-site in a firebox. I know NOTHING of tape backup, other than it's some sort of device that stores my stuff on digital tape cartridges of various sizes, and it is slow, but safer against mechanical failure than hard disks.
Would somebody please help me pick out a good solution for my needs? Also, what sizes do the tape cartridges come in, and if one cartridge cannot hold all 600GB, can I span it over several cartridges?
Thanks