Re: [Bacula-users] external disk recommendations
James Harper wrote: In my opinion any 2.5 HDD enclosure will do the job. They use laptop hdd's so they do not need additional power supply and once disconnected they are more resistible to shocks. As for performance it is slightly lower, but it should not be a problem. The 2.5 drives are only available up to about 160gb, and the price is a bit steep up at that end. We are competing with the likes of LTO 400/800 drives here... If you have enough data to fill it LTO-3(400/800) will be better solution even starting price is much higher. Data writing speed is almost the same and price per MB is lower (1 tape is 40% less than similar capacity ATA HDD) Only plus is that hdd can be used many more times and it has random access capability. Also, the higher capacity 2.5 drives often do need an additional power supply, even if it's just an additional usb connection. As for durability I'd definitely prefer the 2.5 form factor though. James -- Hristo Benev IT Manager WAVEROAD Partners in Telecommunications 514-935-2020 x225 T 514-935-1001 F www.waveroad.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] external disk recommendations
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006, James Harper wrote: Ideally the enclosure would be tough enough for someone to take home each night (probably in a handbag :) without stressing the enclosed drive too much. Even more ideally, it would allow the use of a docking station so that either the whole enclosure could just be slotted into something that connected both the USB and external power, rather than having to plug in the power and USB individually each morning. If the docking station and enclosure could be purchased separately then even better as 10 disks would be used in rotation. It wouldn't matter if the drive part wasn't usable without the docking station... Storcase's Rhino range seem to be the tool for the job (but are expensive) I have them in the backup server here as a just in case inclusion along with a good quality dvd writer. AB - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] external disk recommendations
In my opinion any 2.5 HDD enclosure will do the job. They use laptop hdd's so they do not need additional power supply and once disconnected they are more resistible to shocks. As for performance it is slightly lower, but it should not be a problem. The 2.5 drives are only available up to about 160gb, and the price is a bit steep up at that end. We are competing with the likes of LTO 400/800 drives here... Also, the higher capacity 2.5 drives often do need an additional power supply, even if it's just an additional usb connection. As for durability I'd definitely prefer the 2.5 form factor though. James - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
