On 7/21/2011 9:40 AM, Mark Dennehy wrote:

> What I'm pondering though, is backups. I'm looking at having a few Tb
> of storage that I'd like to be able to back up, and I was thinking
> tape;

Why not use external drive(s)?  This is the solution I'm currently
looking at for my home fileserver.

If your backup mechanism uses compression, a 1 or 2 TB drive in an
external enclosure and then connected to the system via eSATA may be
sufficient.  This may also provide faster transfer rates than tape.  (I
haven't dealt with tape for several years so I don't know what transfer
rates are possible these days.)

--CAE
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