> > You got any good ideas on how to back up, for example, a 2/3 full > 250GB HDD?
I ran into the same problem with my MythTV video and mp3 archive. My video and mp3 archives are on a Windows server that MythTV accesses via NFS. A tape drive would be nice, but I still think they're expensive. Besides, I needed to backup close to 400GB of audio and video and my need for capacity is only going to get larger. I decided the cheapest solution was just to buy additional hard drives. I built two identical Windows servers, both with 500GB of hard drive space. I just spanned the hard drives in each machine to create one logical 500GB drive in each. This way I can easily add additional space to both machines without destroying the existing data. The two machines are connected via gigabit cards and a cross-over CAT5E cable for fast backups. The primary machine copies all new or changed files to the backup server every night. Both machines are also on a UPS. It's not bullet-proof, but it's close enough for me and it solves my backup problem and my increasing need for storage. In total I only spent about $600 for the complete setup (gigabit cards, hard drives, big power supplies and everything). Thank goodness for clearance and rebate deals (i.e. slickdeals.net, dealnews.com, fatwallet.com) The following USENET thread discusses the same issue: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.arch.storage/browse_thread/thread/b3787ea10f143ae1/6e1ee18b61fecba3?q=author:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Any suggestions/feedback regarding my setup would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > Ultrium gen3 doesn't count. > http://www.ultrium.com/newsite/html/format.html > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson, LA USA > PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. > > "There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 15,000 Soviet > Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the > past two years." > Soviet Weekly > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
