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Hello again everyone. I have a build going on for a NUS server (over at OCN -- http://www.overclock.net/t/1272033/nus-server-and-mdc-build-log) and in essence it is in a 4224 chassis, and will have 4 Hitachi 15K600 600GB SAS drives in Raid 5 for 15-25 Hyper-V VMs, and am starting a Raid 60 array with 3TB 7200RPM drives, to expand through the remaining 20 drive bays when needed.
I am trying to finalize my backup plan, and have a few questions...or opinions rather. First off, I want to say that I plan to have an off-site backup using CrashPlan. Will take a while for the initial sync, but will be worth it in the long run. I also want to do on-site backups of important data (photos, personal docs, etc.) as well as what I call semi-critical data (music, ringtones, and the like). I don't plan to do a local backup of my movies/TV Shows, which will be the majority of my storage...and will only have off-site for that.
I am trying to decide how I want to do my on-site storage. I know that I am going to use System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM) to do a weekly offline backup of all my VMs (will have a 2 node Hyper-V cluster...and yes, this is all at home for a non-business). DPM won't backup to a removable device (flash drive, USB HDD, etc) so I am trying to decide the best alternative. The motherboard in my NUS server has 3 PCI slots, 2 PCI-e x8 slots, and a PCI-e x1 slot. I will be using a LSI MegaRAID 9261-8i controller, with a HP SAS Expander...so the x8 slots will be used. I am debating on using the x1 slot to add a x2 eSATA card, and use an external DAS device like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132016
In which I would load up with 8 4TB drives, in a Raid 10...for 16TB of backups. DPM will also be doing dedup backups of my critical and semi-critical data, to this device...nightly.
My other option would be to use a NAS device (QNAP or Synology or something) and do the same thing, just over my LAN. My NUS has 4 gigabit NICs, that will be using iSCSI with MPIO for my VM Hosts, so network traffic shouldn't be bothered...especially at 2am daily.
When I am looking at a eSATA DAS, the Rosewill is what I came across tonight when I pulled up Newegg, and am not limited to that brand. I am looking for quality, but still somewhat cheap...since I am already dishing out a lot of cash for my NUS. My NUS, firewall, Hyper-V host, switches, UPS, and any local backup device will be rack mounted in a dedicated room, that I am planning to build in my garage...so I don't want to deal with swapping out drives or anything like that. Ideally, I want a DAS/NAS device that I can set to spin down when not in use, to conserve wear on the drives. Using a Raid 60 for my main storage, I am hoping I won't have to worry about backups...but better safe than sorry.
Anyone got any other recommendations?
I am trying to finalize my backup plan, and have a few questions...or opinions rather. First off, I want to say that I plan to have an off-site backup using CrashPlan. Will take a while for the initial sync, but will be worth it in the long run. I also want to do on-site backups of important data (photos, personal docs, etc.) as well as what I call semi-critical data (music, ringtones, and the like). I don't plan to do a local backup of my movies/TV Shows, which will be the majority of my storage...and will only have off-site for that.
I am trying to decide how I want to do my on-site storage. I know that I am going to use System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM) to do a weekly offline backup of all my VMs (will have a 2 node Hyper-V cluster...and yes, this is all at home for a non-business). DPM won't backup to a removable device (flash drive, USB HDD, etc) so I am trying to decide the best alternative. The motherboard in my NUS server has 3 PCI slots, 2 PCI-e x8 slots, and a PCI-e x1 slot. I will be using a LSI MegaRAID 9261-8i controller, with a HP SAS Expander...so the x8 slots will be used. I am debating on using the x1 slot to add a x2 eSATA card, and use an external DAS device like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132016
In which I would load up with 8 4TB drives, in a Raid 10...for 16TB of backups. DPM will also be doing dedup backups of my critical and semi-critical data, to this device...nightly.
My other option would be to use a NAS device (QNAP or Synology or something) and do the same thing, just over my LAN. My NUS has 4 gigabit NICs, that will be using iSCSI with MPIO for my VM Hosts, so network traffic shouldn't be bothered...especially at 2am daily.
When I am looking at a eSATA DAS, the Rosewill is what I came across tonight when I pulled up Newegg, and am not limited to that brand. I am looking for quality, but still somewhat cheap...since I am already dishing out a lot of cash for my NUS. My NUS, firewall, Hyper-V host, switches, UPS, and any local backup device will be rack mounted in a dedicated room, that I am planning to build in my garage...so I don't want to deal with swapping out drives or anything like that. Ideally, I want a DAS/NAS device that I can set to spin down when not in use, to conserve wear on the drives. Using a Raid 60 for my main storage, I am hoping I won't have to worry about backups...but better safe than sorry.
Anyone got any other recommendations?
