> Define "small users".
Just one or two users. If you saw me, you would be hard pressed to call me a "small" user, though :0) Also, some information on what the box is used > for might help. How much data do you need to backup, and how often > do you need to back it up? My personal business box, and I need to keep a gig or so of data in safe keeping. > > FWIW, tape drives can cost significantly less than $800 (like i see > DDS3 drives starting at $269, and AIT1 drives starting at $469). I like the prices. I will check that out. > Sure, you could backup on a 2nd HD, however when that drive dies (and > some day it will die, i assure you), you lose everything that is > backed up on it. Also, if this is mission critical data that you're > looking to backup, its not the best idea to keep your backups in the > same physical box as the server. If something happened to the > server, you could loose yoru backups (say it got hacked, and someone > did a "rm -rf /", or there was a power surge, and it fried everything > in the box). No, it isn't mission critical, except, of course, my income is at risk. Would I die, no. Would I kill someone, maybe. (Just joking!) I was thinking about a old HP Netserver Dual 350 I have sitting around doing nothing for a backup box. It has a couple of SCSI 9 gigs in it, but of course, it doesn't do me anygood in a fire situation, as it is kind of hard to carry home. I will check out your suggestions. I really appreciate all the help from you, Net Llama, and all the other pro's on this list. It is one of the few I found that folks know their stuff! Harry G _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
