OT : disk enclosure recommendation

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Wouldn't JBOD end up setting everything up as a >1300Gb single unit?

I'd say to put the backup in a seperate box-- just to isolate it as 
much as possible.  If the power supply in the "external storage" NAS 
goes out in violent fashion, or someone deletes the wrong thing, you 
don't want it also taking the "backup" drive.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Dean <alex at crackpot.org>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 9:54 am
Subject: OT : disk enclosure recommendation









Hi all.  I'm helping my father-in-law set up some network storage at 
his house, and I am looking for some recommendations. 
 

They currently have an iMac with a 300GB drive.  They want to add some 
capacity, and the ability to fully backup both their iMac and the new 
external storage.  I've been looking at an enclosure like this : 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822155009 
 

I was thinking of getting a 500GB drive (for extra primary storage) and 
a >800GB drive (for backup).  Configuring the NAS as JBOD rather than 
RAID, I think this will suit all their needs pretty well.  We'll also 
get a gigabit ethernet switch to keep things moving quickly. 
 

Any other configurations you think might be better?  What should I look 
for in the drives themselves? 
 

thanks, 

alex 










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