Re: Newbie has general question
- From: "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:49:34 -0400
Don't use the the old DAT tape drive in the new server (if that's what you
had in mind). Buy new. That tape drive has small capacity and may be worn
out if it was original equipment. Also, drivers may or may not be available
for Windows 2003. External USB hard drives can work well, although
transporting them offsite for disaster recovery is more probelmatic than
with tapes. However, with a little planinng, external USB drives can work
just fine.
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Merv Porter [SBS-MWP]
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"Vic Baron" <vgbaron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Current tape drive is a 4mm DAT drive - should be ok.
Vic
"dvw" <dan(removethis)@westerveltconsulting.com> wrote in message
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If you go with a tape drive for backup, make sure to get a good one, not
something like Travan. Not to start a big debate, but many of us are
successfully using portable USB hard drives for backup instead of tape
drives these days, especially with small businesses that don't have huge
data backup volumes. Others still prefer tape.
"Vic Baron" <vgbaron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I work for a CPA and am currently running a small network ( 5 users - set
up as a workgroup) under NT Server 4. The hardware is antique - dual P3
450Mhz CPU, 15 g RAID 5 drives, tape backup etc. With the current tax and
accounting software, we are experiencing a real slowdown on network
traffic. I have been tasked to research, procure and install a new
network.
Considering the size of our operation, would SBS 2003 R2 be a good step
up from NT Server 4 or overkill?
On the hardware side - should I buy components or would I be better off
with something like a Dell Server or HP server product.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanx,
Vic Baron
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