John Aranibar wrote:
>
> Hello Sluggers,
>
> I will like an advise on a backup system,
Try the archives for a few discussions on backing up.
Basically;
a) what is the purpose
b) when will you need to read the backup
c) how fast will recover need to be.
d) is it easier to recreate that data from sources.
> I need to back up about 300GB now and in about 11 months time,
Any tape system.
> it will add up to 4/5 TerraB.
Big difference.
Really you need to talk to a specialist with this amount of data
...snip.....
> Also thought of hot swappable SCSI drives? is there any IDE drives that are
> also hot swappable? This last one seems to be cheaper than SCSI.
See comments about consulting a specialist. You are starting to sound
like you are way out of your depth.
> Can you guys please suggest me a couple options that are upgradable? and
> maybe a bold figure as to how much will I be looking at?
If you want worthwhile quotes, you are going to have to be very specific
as to what you want when, otherwise people say $50K-$100K + tapes {:-).
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