14TB drives were on sale for $200 recently. I picked up another 5.
15 drives * $200 = $3000 total 210TB
I also said LTO-8 not LTO-6. I can manage 15 drives. LTO-6 is 2.5TB which would require 84 tapes to equal the 210TB of hard drives. 84 tapes is going to require tons of swapping. What is the price of an auto switching LTO-6 library?
I would consider LTO-8 since it is 12TB per tape but those are going to be even more expensive.
15 drives * $200 = $3000 total 210TB
I also said LTO-8 not LTO-6. I can manage 15 drives. LTO-6 is 2.5TB which would require 84 tapes to equal the 210TB of hard drives. 84 tapes is going to require tons of swapping. What is the price of an auto switching LTO-6 library?
I would consider LTO-8 since it is 12TB per tape but those are going to be even more expensive.