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Hi Sara, At OU Libraries, we've just started using Glacier in earnest. We're tracking our glacier archives in DynamoDB tables. I've whipped up a little python script to stick LC bags into glacier and make them easier for us to keep track of and retrieve. https://github.com/OULibraries/FreezerBag On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Howdy Sara, > > I've played around a bit with Glacier. It's a bit weird to work with, but > tools keep on improving. > > The real question is what you hope to accomplish with it. As its name > implies, it's designed for stuff that is basically frozen. When you take > things out, you need to do so very slowly. The pricing model is such that > if you try to pull out stuff quickly (e.g. you're trying to restore a > system), the cost goes into the stratosphere -- definitely model what > things would look like before using it for purposes like backup. > > However, if you have access images that are already backed up on disk or > tape offsite (i.e. system recovery needs already taken care of) and this is > just for storage of high res scans, Glacier could be a good way to go. > > As far as the ID's go, I'd embed them directly into the access image > metadata. That way, it's impossible to lose the connection between the > image and the master. You can keep it elsewhere as well, but embedded > metadata is a great place to store critical identifiers. > > kyle > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Sara Amato <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Has anyone leapt on board with Glacier? We are considering using it for >> long term storage of high res archival scans. We have derivative copies >> for dissemination, so don’t intend touching these often, if ever. The >> question I have is how to best track the Archive ID that glacier attaches >> to deposits, as it looks like that is the only way to retrieve information >> if needed (though you can attach a brief description also that appears on >> the inventory along with the id.) We’re considering putting the ID in >> Archivist Toolkit, where the location of the dissemination copies is noted, >> but am wondering if there are other tools out there specific for this >> scenario that people are using. >> -- Jason