for instance $200
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bsdwd2a&s=bsd&dgc=BF&cid=7420&lid=197374
get 2 1TB drives for a RAID1 mirror $269.99 each / $539.98 for the pair.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148274
now you have $739.98 into the system.
setup the drives as a RAID1 with 3 members, then you can put an external 1TB
drive in
$231.95 for 1TB extern USB (you could get 3 of these an rob the drive of and
save some cash)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136186
now you are $971.93 into the system with a mirrored 1TB setup with an
external 1TB for off site backups.
make a shell script to add that mirror to your RAID1 and let it sync, then
fail the drive and unmount it and notify you via email or something. put
that script into the hotplug actions so that when the USB drive with the
externals ID is hotplugged, run the script. then you just plug the drive in
and let it run and wait for the email that says its done.
hope this helps you, good luck.
On Feb 11, 2008 11:19 PM, David Rees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2008 7:51 PM, Justin Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Feb 11, 2008, at 7:18 PM, Nicholas Mistry wrote:
> >> Install your favorite flavor of linux with backuppc (CentOS, Fedora,
> Ubuntu,
> >> Debian) but install a stripped down version w/o the gui and the like.
> >
> > Well, my first concern would be that the board you selected doesn't seem
> to
> > have great Linux support. See one of the reviews at
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121326
>
> The review mentions graphics support - and Nicholas specifically
> mentioned he won't me running anything but text mode. Not an issue.
>
> > Why not just buy a used machine, or better still, re-use one you've
> already
> > got? All my BackupPC servers are old, re-used hardware, and they work
> great.
> > And, if you get a machine that is well known (example: PowerEdge 400SC)
> > you'll be able to google for help if you have weird issues with the OS.
>
> Not a bad idea, too! Biggest drawback is that those PowerEdge 400SCs
> are power hogs compared to the system that Nicholas specced out. I'd
> estimate the PowerEdge to idle around 100 watts where his system will
> likely idle around half that.
>
> Perhaps there's something out there with lower power consumption that
> is inexpensive on the used market.
>
> -Dave
>
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