>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I connected to a customer server, opened SSMS and wanted to backup their database, before making change. I noticed that they (the customer) have changed the Destination choice from Disk to Tape. And the entry below is
>>>{41B59068-11A8-43F8-B9D4-5CSFD54}1
>>>
>>>Is the above a typical name/identification of the tape where to backup SQL Database? I want to be sure that they do indeed make backup and this is not some erroneous entry.
>>>
>>>TIA>
>>
>>I cannot speak for anyone else, but I have had several failures using top quality tape backup systems. The failures were not known until a restore was attempted. For that reason I no longer consider using tape as a back up strategy. Just call me paranoid!
>
>I don't use tape backups myself. But I can't dictate to the customer what backup media to use. In fact, I am happy they do back up at all (hopefully they do).

The customer is always right! :) The last time I used tape backup was 1995.