Media Requirements Calculator

Backup Tape Requirements
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Number of
Backup Drives
Number of tapes
in Media Set
Number of sets in a
Media Rotation Schedule
Number of Rotation
Schedules per year
Number of tapes
required per year
Add for retirements
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Archive Tape Requirements
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x
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Number of tapes required
to copy each server
Number of servers
Number of Archive
Sets per year
Number of tapes
required per year
Disaster Recovery Requirements
(in addition to off-site backup unless backup rotation tapes are always rotated to a secure off-site location)
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x
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  Number of tapes
per server
  Number of servers   Number of Disaster
Recovery Sets per year
  Number of tapes
required per year
Application Storage Requirements
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Number of tapes
per month
Months per year
Number of tapes
required per year
 
Total Annual tape requirements
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