On 2012-06-01 18:53, Larry Colen wrote:
I've got several related issues that may have a single solution:
Rule #1: More copies are better.
Rule #2: Make a copy, see rule #1.
I've got about 4.5TB of raw PEFs on two drives. Both drives are starting to
get full.
And they're probably in the same physical location, too, aren't they?
What happens when the "house burns down"?
My gut feeling is that the right way to do this is some sort of external drive
that I can share between the two machines for storing all the RAW files. I
suspect that I'll want some sort of box with gigabit ethernet on one end, and
several sata drives on the other end. My current drives can become backups.
As to the catalogs themselves, I'll just do something careful and clever so
that I've got the necessary working catalog on whichever machine I'm using, and
sync things up with import from catalog.
My plan (note: I develop software for a living, and have lots of
computers compared to most people, and have been doing it a long time,
and have worked for several startup companies on a shoestring, so have
been screwed or screwed myself many times):
1. Main computer: 4 drive RAID 10 array, two cold drives ready
2. Media computer: 4 drive RAID 10 array, two cold drives ready
3. Three external drives
Both computers and one external are in my home. The second external is
150 miles away, but one "version" (up to six months or so) behind. The
third external is 250 miles away, but two "versions" (up to a year or
so) behind.
I have additional "itinerant" externals that move back and forth between
my home and my office, 20 miles away and much sturdier. These contain
"snapshots" between "versions". Periodically, everything rotates.
I only wish those sorts of backup options had been economically
available for film.
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