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Introduction

I have a set of three 8TB hard drives which I use for airgap backups.

One disk is left in a USB adapter attached to the airgap processor to receive the latest backups.

Another disk is placed into the airgap restore server to be processed by the airgap restore system. The airgap restore system is "airgapped", meaning it is not usually plugged into the network.

The third disk is taken to a secure location.

Periodically the disks are cycled.

Table

Over the years the airgap disks went from 3TB, to 4TB, to 8TB. The old airgap disks got pressed into service in order and duty.

# Status Description Model Commissioned Warranty Sequential Random WRL Data Sheet User Manual
v1 decommissioned WD Red 3TB 5400rpm WD30EFRX ? 106 MB/s 1.35 MB/s 180 TB/yr data sheet
v2 decommissioned WD Red Pro 4TB 7200rpm WD4002FFWX 2019-03-14 160 MB/s 2 MB/s 300 TB/yr data sheet
v3 active Western Digital Ultrastar 8TB HC320 2020-10-28 5 yr 140 MB/s 1.6 MB/s 550 TB/yr data sheet user manual

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