WHS -- add internal drive as back up?

[lordsegan]

I have an extra 1TB drive sitting inside my WHS server that is not yet "added".

It says I can add it as a backup drive or add it to the storage pool.

Does it make any sense to use an internal drive as a backup drive if I already have file/folder duplication turned on?

Does this copy NTFS readable files to the backup drive as a 3x "duplication" or are files copied to the backup drive in some sort of propriety "backup" format?

Would it be smarter to just drop the drive in an external enclosure and use it as an "offline" backup?

 

[Asposium]

Would it be smarter to just drop the drive in an external enclosure and use it as an "offline" backup?

I use an external hard drive connected via USB to "back-up" the computer back-ups

I remote desktop into the server and copy the necessary folder to the USB hard drive
once the copy is finished the USB hard drive is ejected and the power turned off

 

[krelkor]

You should always have an offline/offsite backup. WHS duplication is great if a hard drive fails, and for uptime, but if you fry the entire system or your house burns down.... bye bye data.

Would suggest putting in an external enclosure, connect via esata or usb, do a manual backup, then bring it to a family member's house or to work. Bring it back home every 2 weeks or every month, do another manual backup, then bring it back to its offsite location.

The backup is still NTFS, easy to use it in another computer if you need to.