Mark Breen
marklbreen at gmail.com
Tue May 18 05:07:09 CDT 2010
Hello Jim, I just use DeltaCopy, since Gustav showed us how to handle long file names I love it again, but as Gustav pointed out, you do have to be careful when you rename a folder, otherwise you can fill up your destination drive quickly. Don't ask me how I know ;) Mark On 17 May 2010 19:31, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Mark: > > Ahhh, oh I see. So how did you set up this backup project? Did you build it > yourself or go with an off the shelf solution? > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 5:16 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > dba-Tech mailing list > > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >