[olug] To RAID or not to RAID

[Kevin]

For online backup, there's a lot of options. I have yet to choose one, so
when I do, I'll use Wikipedia's list[1] as a starting point. Then copy the
table out to a spreadsheet app(whether Excel or LibreOffice Calc depends on
whether I'm at home) and delete rows if they don't match something I want.
Then delete the deciding column. You're then left with a bunch of providers
whom you can research normally.


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_online_backup_services

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> On 09/22/2014 04:17 PM, Christopher R. White wrote:
>
>> Now to replace the old tape drive with one of these and setup a backup job
>> to run nightly -
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998020&Tpk=
>> N82E16817998020
>> and maybe also a pair of 2 TB HDDs to go with it  ^_-
>>
>
> Is that hot-swap bay invisible to the OS, or does it impose another layer
> of software between the OS and your hard drive?
>
> The drawback of the latter type of hot-plug bays (and tape drives, too) is
> that you're out of luck if your house burns down or the computer get
> stolen.  Sure, you've still got your data, but you can't access any of it
> until you get another tape drive of hot-swap bay.  If your backups are to a
> USB enclosure, you can plug that into any computer you get your hands on in
> the event of an emergency.
>
>
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