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Adding disk storage
What would be the best approach to add large amounts of data storage
for housing backups of customer databases? We are talking terabytes of data that will need to be redundant as well as be backed up on tape for offsite storage. We are a Windows shop only. Would network attached storage be a possibility? Thank you for any insight. |
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Xignals xignals@ writes:
What would be the best approach to add large amounts of data storage for housing backups of customer databases? We are talking terabytes of data that will need to be redundant as well as be backed up on tape for offsite storage. We are a Windows shop only. Would network attached storage be a possibility? Thank you for any insight. That's a ****load of data, and likely a complex process with a lot to consider. I'd be tempted to steer you towards a consultant who's spec'd and successfully implemented something on this scale before. I'm not sure I'd trust any usenet answer for this size of project. But to answer your question quickly, terabytes plural puts you beyond simple NAS boxes potentially. You are in SAN (storage area network) land with those requirements. Though, snap does sell a $17,000 4TB fiber channel server: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...spx?EDC=682828 For backing up that amount of data...whew. I dunno, those requirements are out of my league. I'd probably pick up the phone to a good rep at CDW that might be able to get you in touch with one of their storage gurus match your requirements with a decent solution. Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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Previously Xignals xignals@ wrote:
What would be the best approach to add large amounts of data storage for housing backups of customer databases? We are talking terabytes of data that will need to be redundant as well as be backed up on tape for offsite storage. We are a Windows shop only. Would network attached storage be a possibility? Thank you for any insight. I have experience with Linux servers and I have up to 3 TB (could be made 4-5TB with larger disks) with software RAID5. It works pretty well, but I would not attempt to do something similar with Windows. Your option is likely to use SAN storage (a lot more expensive) with hardware-RAID. As for redundancy, I would probably want to have the date on three servers with similar configuration, so that there is hardware redundancy. For the backup-to-tape and copy-from-customer processes you should be very carefull to make them reliable. I agree with the first answer here that you should seek outside helpfor this, both because Windows is eminently unsuitable for this type of work and because it os far more domplicated than just providing reliable storage. Arno |
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"Arno Wagner" wrote in message ...
I have experience with Linux servers and I have up to 3 TB (could be made 4-5TB with larger disks) with software RAID5. It works pretty well, but I would not attempt to do something similar with Windows. Your option is likely to use SAN storage (a lot more expensive) with hardware-RAID. We all know how stupid you are when it comes to Windows, right Arnie? A normal intelligent person has better luck setting up anything on Win 200X over Linux. |
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You sound bitter Eric. Were you personally hurt by the software RAID
implementation on Linux ? (I am assuming you weren't just posting "linux sucks and this poster is dumb") |
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You sound bitter Eric. Were you personally hurt by the software RAID implementation on Linux ? (I am assuming you weren't just posting "linux sucks and this poster is dumb") Bad assumption. |
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