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Background:
Mkay. I'm in the beginning stages of planning/building out my backup solution. I'll be backing up like 5ish computers, but relative to most, I don't need much storage space. I'm the only one using more than 20ish gigs, and my computer is using less than a terabyte (after removing game files). At current, this computer is only for backups; a media server will come at a later date.
Hardware:
I'm thinking 3 terabytes will be fine for at least a few years. I already have an i3-2105 and a H** motherboard with 8 gigs of ram in a NZXT Source 210+, and have ordered 2 3TB WD Reds. I'll be using a different drive as the OS drive (it may be an SSD; I'm still unsure). I think I'm fine on the hardware front.
Software:
I'm planning on using CrashPlan to backup to the backup server, then using Carbonite to get everything off site. This will all be running on Windows 7/8 depending upon which key I decide to use. Is this a sound plan? I may also end up
Question:
Lastly I'm planning on a RAID 1 setup. I don't need a ton of speed, so I don't need to go RAID 5 or RAID 10 (and I don't have the money to fund that anyway). The question is would I be fine with a motherboard RAID, or would I be better off buying a RAID controller card? I've read that for arrays with only two drives, you don't really need a controller card, I've read things that state the opposite as well. I do realize RAID is not a backup solution, and is only beneficial for extended uptime. Would I be better off using the other Red as just another data drive?
Thoughts?
Mkay. I'm in the beginning stages of planning/building out my backup solution. I'll be backing up like 5ish computers, but relative to most, I don't need much storage space. I'm the only one using more than 20ish gigs, and my computer is using less than a terabyte (after removing game files). At current, this computer is only for backups; a media server will come at a later date.
Hardware:
I'm thinking 3 terabytes will be fine for at least a few years. I already have an i3-2105 and a H** motherboard with 8 gigs of ram in a NZXT Source 210+, and have ordered 2 3TB WD Reds. I'll be using a different drive as the OS drive (it may be an SSD; I'm still unsure). I think I'm fine on the hardware front.
Software:
I'm planning on using CrashPlan to backup to the backup server, then using Carbonite to get everything off site. This will all be running on Windows 7/8 depending upon which key I decide to use. Is this a sound plan? I may also end up
Question:
Lastly I'm planning on a RAID 1 setup. I don't need a ton of speed, so I don't need to go RAID 5 or RAID 10 (and I don't have the money to fund that anyway). The question is would I be fine with a motherboard RAID, or would I be better off buying a RAID controller card? I've read that for arrays with only two drives, you don't really need a controller card, I've read things that state the opposite as well. I do realize RAID is not a backup solution, and is only beneficial for extended uptime. Would I be better off using the other Red as just another data drive?
Thoughts?