[dba-Tech] How to build a 16TB backup system

Hello Jim,

I might have mis-led you.

We needed 8 TB for storage, and I wanted that 8 TB to be stored off site
also.  So I bought 16 TB all with USB connections for €1600 including PSU
chassis etc.  more of less the price of a bare metal disk.

In a matter of days I had copied all the data, synced the two sets of 8TB
and the project is now complete.  It is low tech, but it is complete and it
works, so all are happy.

It was only when i viewed the video that I realised I had recently setup a
16 GB project !

Thanks

Mark



On 13 May 2010 20:16, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Mark:
>
> Why not just stick the drives into an old large box. You will need to
> upgrade the number of fans and power supply but you will probably just use
> an above board card on an old motherboard or use the built in RAID on a new
> one. ASUS has a couple of excellent boards if you decide to go that route.
> You can also drop in multiple Gigabit LAN cards for faster through-put.
>
> Keep me apprised on what you decide an how it works out.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:38 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] How to build a 16TB backup system
>
> Hello All,
>
> I suppose I am a nerd, but I watched this with baited breath last night and
> woke up this morning still thinking about it.
>
> Absolutely brilliant camera and editing work.
>
> I suppose that the performance is fast, but on the other hand, I recently
> purchased, on behalf of a customer 8 x 2 TB drives, approx €187 per drive
> plus VAT.  What was neat about this was they are all external USB with
> independant PSU etc.
>
> So I could theoretically, hook up all eight drives stacked neatly, with no
> cooling, or power worries, and just plug all eight into USB hubs.  It would
> not be ultra fast, but for high storage and medium performance and zero
> complexity, it is a effective way to acquire 16 TB storage.  All for €1600.
>  We actually needed 8 TB, but I wanted mirrors of the 8 TB so I about 16 TB
> and we sync mirror the drives.  Very cheap, and I arranged it just with a
> credit card for the drives and nothing else.
>
> It is  not until right now that I realise that the customer now has 16 TB
> of
> storage for € 1600.  I am not comparing it to the homemade NAS, just
> sharing
> the experience.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 12 May 2010 18:09, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Here is how to over-build a 16 TB backup system for your office. I am
> sure
> > it was more than an evening project and the workshop was mouth watering.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/homemade-16tb-nas-dwarfs-the-competition-
> > with-insane-build-quali/
> >
> > On the other hand I bet I could build a similar system using a tall
> desktop
> > or a server case.
> >
> > Jim
> >
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