Re: Backup to external hdd

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From: Mark Mancini (info_at_NOSPAMmcse2000.com)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 17:45:37 -0400

RAID SHOULD have been setup from the start b/c now it is too late to do h/w
RAID on your SYSTEM drive. Backing up to disks instead of tape is not ideal
or recommended. I would reconsider some of what you are doing.

First, if you are going to do RAID1 after the install then it sounds like
s/w RAID and that is NOT recommended.

Second, cost and reliability point to tape. a 20/40 external DLT can be had
for about $75 and is VERY fast and VERY reliable. HD have an 18 month MTBF,
easily have data damage when moved compared to tape, b/c drives are easiliy
accessible are vulnerable to hacks and viruses. It is much BIGGER than a
tape and if you too a GOOD rotation schedule...costly. If you can get tapes
for $20 you can do a proper 23 tape rotation (daily, weekly, monthly,
annual). 

-- 
Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
www.MCSE2000.com
www.AppLauncher.com
"Andrew Hodgson" <me3@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:je9ng0t4a4q340upu5a4gt7flvuvr7r1p5@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> I want to nightly backup the server to a external caddy disk - I can't
> afford tapes.  I am also going to be implementing RAID 1 in the system
> in the next few weeks.  Currently we have a script that backs up the
> documents all to a folder on another drive, because currently the
> Exchange server wasn't being used much.  As this is now changing, I
> want to back all the server up onto disks, both using RAID-1 and using
> the backup program to backup to a removable disk.
>
> How easy is this to do?
>
> Tia,
> Andrew.
> -- 
>  Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
> My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.

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