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Re: [LUG] Servers

 

Hi

On 14/04/2008, Julian Hall <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Simon Avery wrote:
>  > I'm not sure of the size of removable media nowadays, but you could
>  > always use a hotswap sata caddy that they pop the hdd out of the server
>  > at hometime. Cheap, big, easy to have several to allow tiers of backups.
>  > Downside: Not that good when dropped/chucked. Heavy?
>
> You can get a USB external caddy SATA or IDE from www.ebuyer.com for
>  around £20  In fact I was looking at them yesterday for a friend and all
>  three of Scan.co.uk, Aria.co.uk and ebuyer.com stock them.  Not much
>  choice though - mainly the IcyBox - for some odd reason IDE caddies are
>  much more common than SATA.  There are also eSATA options but a) they
>  are expensive compared to others and b) they require the server to have
>  eSATA on the motherboard.
>
>  Question.  If it's going in a caddy does it *have* to be SATA?  If not
>  your choice is much wider.
>
Can't be usb - takes too long in the backup. It needs to be a
removable drive and driven by the network.
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Kind regards
Rich
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