Re: Tape vs HDD vs NAS (speed considerations and size etc)..


Anna Clark (remove this) wrote:
Hi Leythos:

The OP was talking about as much as a $10K tape solutions, which is why I
chimed in with duplicate NAS's.

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Anna


"Leythos" <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <uTPxNggMHHA.5064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Anna Clark"
<anna.clark(remove this)@verizon.net> says...
Hi Leythos:

Not sure of what you speak. One could have one or more external USB
drives,
or one could have one or more NAS devices, or one could have one or more
of
each or both. I believe there are NAS devices small enough to carry.

Or maybe I don't understand the terminology, which is entirely possible,
even probable.

I don't consider a USB/Firewire device to be a NAS, it's just another
drive on the server, there is no "network" part of a USB external drive.

A NAS is something that has a network adapter built into it.

Most people that have a NAS solution can't afford a second NAS device.

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Yeah our budget is roughly a max of 10k.. we have about 40 users.. two
servers with 400gb/500gb backup drives (dual)..

So NAS could be one option, but maybe tape would still be the way to
go.. but are there any tape units that could do 40+ MB/s (comparable to
sataII).. I wouldnt think so...

I'd also think that for this size of data, even with 400gb tapes.. a
backup set for a given week to take offsite would be kludgy.. like say
5 tapes per week cycling on and offsite at the end of each week (not to
mention more expensive per tape)...

Just my thoughts on this though...

.

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  • Re: Tape vs HDD vs NAS (speed considerations and size etc)..
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    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Tape vs HDD vs NAS (speed considerations and size etc)..
    ... The OP was talking about as much as a $10K tape solutions, ... Buffalo TeraStation Pro 2TB Network Attached Storage with Serial ATA Drive ... 2TB NAS with Gigabit Ethernet, RAID5, and Serial ATA Drives, Features ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)