Aaron said on Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 02:50:51PM -0400: > I lack any kind of realistic backup system, I'm not RAIDing my data > (only a single 200 gig drive), my hardware is sub-par (Linux doesn't > really *like* VIA too much), and I'm sure there are other things I > could be doing differently. > > I'm interested in knowing what everyone out there does for storing > 100+ gigs of data in at least a semi-reliable way using Debian (or > even not using Debian). I would love to spend $1,500 on a 300 gig > RAID-5 filesever, but I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon. > Not to mention: how would I back it up? > > Who out there uses a tape backup system? What kind? What software? > Does anyone backup to DVD?
I'd try maybe a RAID-1 (2 200GB drives). For backups, I'd use disks, not tape. The cost is the same, and disks are easier to work with. They tend to last about as long, too. M
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