wow, just read this entire thread. it's a lot to digest, and lots of it went right over my head... but good info here.
currently, i'm planning a 3-5TB media server build & have considered lots of routes. plus, i have lots of spare parts looking for a home, and I may salvage other parts from the rig in my sig.
should i start another thread for build advice?
and what are you guys doing about backups? i really want an easy to maintain, automated backup strategy for my critical data (eg - family photos, videos, master recordings from concerts (i was a 'taper'), and misc files). I simply cannot lose this data. it's currently copied onto 3 separate drives (one is external). approx 500GB today. I expect it to grow to 1TB in the next 12 months; probably approaching 2TB in 24 months. (got an HD camcorder (Sony SR11), plus I want to backup all ~70 hours of my SD miniDV tapes)
My ideal goal would be to have something like the icydock MB455 coupled with an extra tray (MB435TRAY is the part number). then, use two 1TB drives solely for two-generation redundant backup. so, one 1TB drive will be in the bay as "current" backup (automated process - no idea how to do this yet.. acronis?). And the other drive will be offsite at my office.
At some interval (weekly or monthly), I'll rotate the drives between the home machine and my office. the theory is that when i put the "old" drive in the bay, it will be rebuilt with current data. then, i take the other drive up to the office. that sounds like a good plan???, but I have not figured out the details to implement it yet. and i'm begging the question of whether or not this even makes the most sense. the key is that is has to be easy and automated, or i'll never do it.
the big caveat to the drive rotation strat is that the size of my backup is limited to the largest available single drive (1TB as of today).
thanks for all the info in this thread!
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