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Types of Backup Media
Some of the common types of backup media supported on Silicon Graphics, Inc., systems include:
- 1/4" cartridge tape, 4-track
- 8 mm cartridge
- DAT
- DLT
In addition to backup devices attached to any particular system, backup devices of various types and capacities may be accessible through network connections. Refer to your owner's guide for information on locally accessible devices, and the appropriate vendor documentation for network-accessible device information.
Certain limitations or conditions described in this chapter might not apply to your specific media. For example, if you back up a 350 MB filesystem with an 8 mm cartridge drive (which can hold up to 1.2 GB), you probably don't have to worry about using more than one tape. (For more information on tape capacities, see "IRIX Admin: Peripheral Devices.")
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