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In Reply to: RE: To NAS or not to NAS posted by lokie on November 14, 2014 at 06:00:12:
I have a NAS that I use to backup all my computers. The individual computers are responsible for backing themselves up to the NAS. (This is automated with O/S backup software for all the files except the music library. File synchronization software is used to backup the music library, so normally music files on the NAS remain unchanged, just new ones added as the library grows.)
Since the NAS is only being used for backups and since it is somewhat immune to hard drive failures due to a RAID 5, there is no need for frequent backups of the NAS. Instead, every so often I run file sync software between the NAS and external hard drive(s) that go into a Blac-X slot connected via ESATA. These hard drives normally reside off-site so as to be safe from fire, flood and theft. To minimize NAS power consumption, noise and hard drive wear and tear the NAS only runs when needed for backups. It turns itself on and off for scheduled backups and I can start and stop it manually for other backups. All the computers that have large files are connected via a gigabit Ethernet switch, so backup operations are fast.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: To NAS or not to NAS - Tony Lauck 07:35:36 11/14/14 (2)
- RE: To NAS or not to NAS - Ryelands 08:17:57 11/14/14 (1)
- RE: To NAS or not to NAS - Tony Lauck 10:32:02 11/14/14 (0)
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