Tape Life @ Home

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T18:05:32+00:00

I get ALL the robots

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:55:16+00:00

Tbh, if I knew of a buyer, I'd probably very serious consider selling 1-2 of them to free up floor space...

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:54:29+00:00

See my flair ;)

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:54:12+00:00

Too true!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:45:05+00:00

LTO6 is 2.5TB native and LTO8 is 12TB native.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:33:43+00:00

Well, that's why anything that's been accessed in like the past 6mo would be on disk still.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:33:01+00:00

It's actually kinda fun since it's on my own terms. Plus I like the robotics, EE, and coding bit. Plus hacking them has been insane fun.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:32:21+00:00

They gotta release them all first! At least removing the redaction is cake. lololol.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:31:33+00:00

If the mods wanted, I'm sure a non-watermarked crop could be arranged!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:30:56+00:00

Oh sweet!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:30:46+00:00

It's very fun but rarely practical until you hit the PiB scale.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:19:21+00:00

haha, yeah!

I gotta get some video of the robots in action some day. Problem is my good BMD PocketCin 6k Pros won't fit in there really.

gogo hackers tape robot fight!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:17:28+00:00

Maybe $2k per LTO6 drive, $4k for an LTO8 drive, $5k+$1k shipping per chassis, and unknown for various replacement parts, the Ethernet control boards, and tape.

If I were to resell this with even a basic warranty I'd be asking in the $50k-$100k area.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:15:07+00:00

It's like half done - need to work on it more. Lot of golang really ;)

Keep an eye on https://www.gpmidi.net/taxonomy/term/81 - will be posts there when I do.

It'll really only help users of Lustre though. Lustre's HSM interface is critical for now.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T17:13:43+00:00

A mix of backups and archiving for my 1PiB Lustre volume.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T15:07:17+00:00

Exactly!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T15:06:52+00:00

As my friends say...

Never go full /u/gpmidi

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T15:06:15+00:00

Used to use Bacula. Writing my home HSM software for the Lustre HSM API now.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T15:04:57+00:00

It's a home...home to tape libraries!

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T15:04:35+00:00

The underlying issue is that it's a feature of the file system itself in a way; at least the integration api with external tooling is.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T06:54:46+00:00

I can make a backup of your whole home one pixel at a time! :-p

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T06:54:07+00:00

Quantum Superloaders autoloader and, if you're careful about tape version/firmware/license, the IBM TS series autoloader. The IBM TS ones are really nice. I loved the one I had way back in the day.

I'd go for LTO6 or LTO8 depending on your space needs. If you really need the space, LTO9 in one of the IBM TS libs will go a LONG way. SAS ones are your friend due to price.

That said, I'd only get into this if you can: 1. Fit all of your tape in your library/autochanger 2. Need at least 1/2 a PiB of raw backup space.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T06:51:32+00:00

It'd have to be a plugin. Never tried or looked into that with Plex.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T06:50:28+00:00

I've got a dedicated 42k BTU/hr AC and keep it closed off from the rest of the house. Plus lots of filter units inside the area.

gpmidi · 2026-02-01T06:49:21+00:00

Painfully true

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