🚀 go-pugleaf

Depending on your resources, a compromise is possible.

We always run twins, do not use an 'online' area, and strongly
recommend using the STAGE areas.  Files remain in our stage areas
seven days after backup to tape, which means any archived ( via stage )
file gets written to at least one weekly backup.  Twins of the daily
backups go to onsite vault, twins of weekly backup go to offsite
vault.  Backups have a six week retention cycle.  Assuming that we close
out the currect archive carts once a month ( or sooner if filled )
it is always possible to recover 'staged' files in event of disaster
via multiple restores of VMARCHIVE  - a cludge, but compared to a nightly
closeout and weekly merge/purge, much more acceptable to powers - ie
what does it matter if the sysprog(s) need to put in extra 8 unpaid hours
( one time ) recovering last archive tape if it saves operations time and
resources EVERY day ?  ( ie - Let Mikee do it ! )  (;-{)}}