Eben,
Depends on what you are looking for and how much space you need to
backup, but here is one option that works well.
(1) old pentium 4 or better PC from a recycle place ($50)
(2) 1TB disk drives ($600)
(1) 3ware sata raid controller ($300)
Put ubuntu on the PC (it will need a separate internal disk for the
OS)
and set up the 1TB disks in a mirror configuration. Install backuppc
and you are set. This system will backup, archive, and keep versions
of older data for you. If you need to take critical data offsite, it
can burn the data to a DVD. I have been using setups like this for
years with lots of success. Of course, if you do not need a TB of
disk
storage, you can really reduce the costs. BTW, depending on your
data,
backuppc will get between 20 - 50% compression.
cheers,
ski
On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:37:19 -0500 Eben <email@hidden> wrote:
Hi,
I've got three dual G5 Xserves that I would like to get into a backup
plan. I have an extremely limited budget (< $1,000). I'd be
interested to hear what other people do for low budget backup.
Network drives, Firewire drives, etc... asr, hdiutil, rsync, etc...
I would be especially interested in hearing about product
experience... For instance, I've heard some negative things about
Lacie drives and G5s... any truth there?
Any thoughts and advice are appreciated.
thanks,
Eben
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