Re: Very long retention time

On 14/08/2024 16:19, Mehrdad Ravanbod wrote:
> 
> hello everyone
> 
> I need to set up backups for a set of files that need to be saved and be 
> possible to access for a very long time(approx. 10 years, for compliance 
> reasons), is this possible in Bacula or even advisable?? Or do we need 
> to solve this some other way
> 
The first problem you have is finding media that is guaranteed to last 
for 10+ years.

Tape is generally considered the best for this, but...  YMMV if you 
don't store it correctly.

Another option is long-term optical disk, which is not the same as DVD 
or Blu-Ray.

Talk to the suppliers of archival services in your country for 
information on what is available and sensible.

The second problem is storage for the database.  If you have millions of 
files that change frequently you will need a lot of space for the database.

Non-Bacula solution: Back when I was at SGI we offered HFS - 
Hierarchical File System - for people who had this sort of problem.  And 
very, very deep pockets.
I don't know if Rackable kept it alive when they purchased SGI, maybe 
talk to them?

	Cheers,
		Gary	B-)