BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc on NAS

2013-11-26 07:48:13
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc on NAS
From: Sorin Srbu <Sorin.Srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:31:33 +0000
>From: Kris Lou [mailto:klou AT themusiclink DOT net]
>Sent: den 25 november 2013 18:27
>To: General list for user discussion, questions and support
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc on NAS
>
>My BackupPC server (dedicated old hardware) writes the pool to a NFS-mounted 
>share on the NAS.  All of the things that Arnold mentioned apply ... in all 
>honesty, I sometimes feel that it >would be better to just take an old 
>desktop box, dump a bunch of 3TB+ drives in, set up a software raid and let 
>it do it's thing.

That's how we do it here.

One might however discuss how wise it is to run potentially important backups 
on old hardware that might, or not, give up its ghost anytime. 8-)

--
//Sorin





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