Shadowcrit
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- Apr 2, 2013
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I been searching through Google for a backup solution that we need but I can't find one.
Here is the current scenario:
We have daily backups that back up to external usb HD's. The whole company gets backed up on 2tb just fine. We also have a server that backs up to a tape drive because back in the day, they said it was fast. Every month, we take one of the external usb HDs, and a tape, move it off site(owners house) and that becomes our monthly backups that is offsite.
We also have a hot site(owners house) with exact hardware where the monthly backups get put on. The idea is that we could move that rack, to a new location, and only lose 1 month of data.
All of our data is PDFs, DOCs, and pictures.
Solution I am looking for:
First, I would like to get rid of the tape requirement. It's just a bunch of text files and a database so it can be transferred to the HD backups via ftp.
What I want is a rack mount file server that can hold 8 HDs. and we transfer our files to it on a daily basis. once a month, take out the HD put in a new one. and move the HD offside.
I am also open to better suggestions of going about our backups.
Our budget is about 2k. then once it's settled, we will duplicate it.
Thank you!
Here is the current scenario:
We have daily backups that back up to external usb HD's. The whole company gets backed up on 2tb just fine. We also have a server that backs up to a tape drive because back in the day, they said it was fast. Every month, we take one of the external usb HDs, and a tape, move it off site(owners house) and that becomes our monthly backups that is offsite.
We also have a hot site(owners house) with exact hardware where the monthly backups get put on. The idea is that we could move that rack, to a new location, and only lose 1 month of data.
All of our data is PDFs, DOCs, and pictures.
Solution I am looking for:
First, I would like to get rid of the tape requirement. It's just a bunch of text files and a database so it can be transferred to the HD backups via ftp.
What I want is a rack mount file server that can hold 8 HDs. and we transfer our files to it on a daily basis. once a month, take out the HD put in a new one. and move the HD offside.
I am also open to better suggestions of going about our backups.
Our budget is about 2k. then once it's settled, we will duplicate it.
Thank you!