Hey guys! Looking for some ideas on what you would do to build an 8TB+ storage.
Background: I have a 2TB raid setup in my machine, and an 8TB WHS (Phenom II x4 and 4GB of DDR2 in an Antec case, I know it's overpowered) that I'm currently ripping my DVDs to. Eventually I would like to rip my blu-rays as well, which is why it's 8TB.
My biggest concern is backing up the 8TB on the WHS.
What I want to do is either build one box that will just do a RAID or something and add another 8TB to it, or build a second box completely that will serve as a backup to the WHS. I'm open to all options, but money is a factor. I'd like to stick to the $600 range for all of this (This price include the new HDD's). I could sell my current WHS hardware and my 4 2TB drives, and upgrade to like 6 3TB drives in a different box. That will give me more funds for the build. I do have one 2TB and one 3TB external hard drives as well, that I won't need when this is complete. I could rip the cases apart and use those drives, or sell them to fund the project.
This does not need to be a NAS. I can just use eSATA or USB 3.0 on my main rig, and share it all. I would almost prefer this method, actually.
What are my best options? Another 8TB box? A bigger 16TB box with mirroring?
Background: I have a 2TB raid setup in my machine, and an 8TB WHS (Phenom II x4 and 4GB of DDR2 in an Antec case, I know it's overpowered) that I'm currently ripping my DVDs to. Eventually I would like to rip my blu-rays as well, which is why it's 8TB.
My biggest concern is backing up the 8TB on the WHS.
What I want to do is either build one box that will just do a RAID or something and add another 8TB to it, or build a second box completely that will serve as a backup to the WHS. I'm open to all options, but money is a factor. I'd like to stick to the $600 range for all of this (This price include the new HDD's). I could sell my current WHS hardware and my 4 2TB drives, and upgrade to like 6 3TB drives in a different box. That will give me more funds for the build. I do have one 2TB and one 3TB external hard drives as well, that I won't need when this is complete. I could rip the cases apart and use those drives, or sell them to fund the project.
This does not need to be a NAS. I can just use eSATA or USB 3.0 on my main rig, and share it all. I would almost prefer this method, actually.
What are my best options? Another 8TB box? A bigger 16TB box with mirroring?