I have 1 machine with (2) identical 160 GB Hard drives and another machine with another identical 160GB hard drive. There's probably a collective 100 GB free from all of the drives, and the files are mostly music and video, but things I definitely want to hold onto. I want to implement a good backup solution and am mostly considering a file server running Raid 5. I would take the 3 drives + 1 more and use that for the array. I was thinking I would give each machine another 40-80 GB hard drive which would routinely dump its contents onto the file server. I'm not sure if this was the best solution, and welcome any suggestions, I just don't like the idea of using my DVD burner to back up 300 gb of files. Also, if that's the route I decide to take I would like the details to be filled in. For instance backup program (I'm thinking it should be a differential backup method), OS to use on the file server, AV, controller etc.
I know the Raid 5 will protect against HDD failure, but how else can I protect my data, for instance I think volume shadow copying allows you to go back to earlier versions of files, etc.
Thanks.
I know the Raid 5 will protect against HDD failure, but how else can I protect my data, for instance I think volume shadow copying allows you to go back to earlier versions of files, etc.
Thanks.
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