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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@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 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
