If you could virtualize the file server on to a big 2008 based server then you could try using the image backup within 2008 to backup the virtual machine to disk. 2 TB USB drives are not that expensive but any good USB or share based drive system would work a little smoother for you. As the file server grows you could continue to either decide to switch it to a SAN or NAS with a built in backup. Your shares would not truely change as the server is virtual with the files off the server.
Jon On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Holstrom, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a file server that has gone above 1 TB. When I first came here to > the museum a few years ago (8), they had 33 gigs of data on one server. I > brought in file tape backups until last year when the backup went out of > that range. > > I always used SCSI RAIDs but even now that is a bit high. > > So > > I have ordered a new file server with six HD openings. I am figuring a pair > of 10,000-rpm 150 or 300 gig HDs for the OS, I can go Server 03 or 08, > figuring on 08. I would back up one with the other. Then for data, two 2TBS > backed up for the main data and two 1.5 or less for other data, also backed > up. Then I could/would backup to external 2TB drives for longevity. > > What thinkist thee? Is there another way I should go? Data here will > continue to increase at the same rate... > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
