Re: backups

[Kara Pritchard <kara@luci.org>]

Yup. You can use IDE RAID with inexpensive IDE hard-disks and can get 
massive storage for much less than a tape library. I'm talking hot-swap 
and the whole bit.  A year ago, we could build 1/2 TERABYTE for under
$3500. Naturally, you can do even better now. If $3500 sounds like a lot, 
compare it to the 3x expensive, least expensive alternative!!

-Kara

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Aaron Cronkright wrote:

> ?!? IDE Raid backup server?!?
> 
> been wanting to play around with ide raid...guess now I have an excuse...
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kara Pritchard" <kara@luci.org>
> To: <luci-discuss@luci.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: backups
> 
> 
> > 
> > Ecrix's Exabyte VXA-1i drive or an IDE RAID backup server.
> > 
> > Both of which we'd be happy to help you with :-)
> > 
> > I know, I have no shame.
> > 
> > -Kara
> > 
> > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Danny Sauer wrote:
> > 
> > > So, I really need to set up some kind of decent sized backup system.
> > > cd-r isn't big enough to do much of anything useful, and dvd-r,
> > > while finally standardized and dropping in price, is just a bit on
> > > the pricy side too.  Maybe.  I'm figuring on looking into tape-based
> > > technologies, but don't really know where to start looking.  Do any
> > > of you have good or bad reccomendations for tape drives that linux
> > > is happy with?  Would it be better to decide on a backup software
> > > solution first, then look at the drives that it supports instead?
> > > 
> > > Thanks for whatever advice seems appropriate. :)
> > > --Danny
> > > 
> > 
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> > Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-7360
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Kara Pritchard                          Phone: 618-398-7360
Director of Exam Development            http://www.lpi.org/
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