First off, thanks to all for the info; I at least now have a base from which to start.
> the small business with say 5-10 major machines to backup, a > dedicated software raid server with a rack of big drives, running > rsync, also has a cost and speed advantage. I know of one such > setup with a capacity of 320 gigs in 4 160 gig drives that does its Hell, you might as well start talking Coda to me. Which is another possibility. > about 1600 USD at the time. Is it as dependable as tape? Time will > tell. Can you take it offsite? In a sense, yes, by cycling enough > drives thru each slot in the array and letting the raid rebuild I'm not really keen on this idea. Although relative to the price of a DDS drive it is affordable (for just one or two harddrives). My main problem is that the drives will be handled by average users. Hrm. ..Brian -- Init Systems - Linux consulting 031 767-0139 082 769-2320 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
