On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 10:21:08AM -0700, Eric Andersen wrote: > If I could find a reasonable backup method that avoided external > enclosures altogether, I would take that route.
I'm tending to like bare drives. If you have the chassis space, there are 5-in-3 bays that don't need extra drive carriers, they just slot a bare 3.5" drive. For e.g. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994077 a 5way raidz backup pool would be quite useful. Otherwise, there are esata "docking stations" for 1 or 2 drives. Overall, it's cheap and you're far more in control of the unknowns of controllers and chips. Then there are simple boxes to protect the drives in storage/transport, ranging from little silicone sleeves to 5 way hard plastic boxes. > >> If we still are capped out at 2TB as the limit for a physical > >> device in 2 years, I solemnly pledge now that I will drink a six-pack > >> of beer in his name. > > > > I solemnly pledge to do it anyway. And why wait? ;-) +6 -- Dan.
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