Mark Phillips wrote:
> I am setting up a new backuppc server. Are there any advantages to using 
> an external drive (USB or eSATA) over an internal drive to store the 
> backups? The server is an older Pentium 3 500 MHz box running Debian 
> Linux. I plan on using ssh/rsync to do the backups for other Linux 
> boxes, a Windows box, and a Mac.

Because rsync backups in BackupPC is implemented in Perl, the speed of 
your server is going to greatly limit your top speed no matter what 
storage solution you choose.

USB 2.0 has a practical maximum throughput of 33MB/s.  eSATA runs at 
drive speed (I get 120MB/s out of my 1.5T drives before they fill up 
50%).  I converted to eSATA across the board a year ago.
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