Re: Backup using Hard Drives

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From: Rgarcia (Rgarcia_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:07:02 -0800

Thanks guys...

Can't blame me for trying huh? I will look for a better solution... I
appreciate your comments...

"daniel" wrote:

> This subject never fails to incite me.
>
> I cannot stress enough that however convenient and cheap a solution it may
> seem to be I can only say that IMO this view is flawed for many reasons,
> some of which I will point out.
>
> Hard drive caddies are not made for cheapskate backup solutions, they are
> designed for data availability and data security. Regular SCSI or IDE SATA
> whatever hard drives in metal or plastic trays are not meant to be hauled
> around from pillar to post.
>
> Even if you try a 'shockproof' set of drives and it will be a set, it will
> cost you the same as an entry level backup drive probably more.
>
> You can create far more comprehensive backup strategies knowing you have a
> cheap and reliable medium on which to keep your data.
>
> As an additional strategy for backup I might be inclined to suggest a file
> server containing Ghost, V2i (something else now) or whatever images for a
> quick restore. but that's about it.
>
>
>
> "Rgarcia" <Rgarcia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:619A35CA-D69A-4C92-8EF4-AA5BE496E50B@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to find out if Hot Swappable Hard Drives are a good backup
> > solution. Is it possible to use Mobile racks and just pull out the hard
> > drive?? Does it need some kind of adapter?? I've found this website that
> > seems to have mobile racks and hot swap ide/scsi adapters...
> > http://www.plinkusa.net/buyrackacc.htm ... but my question is what kind of
> > hardware do I need for this kind of solution??
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

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