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Best eSATA JBOD?
redlandmover writes "I already have an HP Media Server (upgraded processor, and memory) that has already been upgraded internally to 3.5TB. I'm sure everyone already has their favorite backup solution (RAID, WHS, a billion external hard drives, etc). My question is: what is the best JBOD (Just a Bunch of Drives), eSATA-connected, external hard drive enclosure? (Preferably, at least 4 drives.)"
This isn't quite what you want, but I have a $30 6 drive caddy (with 4 drives atm) and a $70 4 port internal SATA card. I just run long SATA cables to it, but it was cheaper than any single-cable solution i found, so that may not be a bad way to go.
One thing I noticed though was that I actually have enough room for all 9 of my hard drives inside my case! I may migrate them in.
And yes, before you say it, that is certainly quite a bit of porn!
-Taylor
Worldwide Military budgets: $2100 billion. Worldwide Space Exploration budgets: $38 billion. Really, world? Really?
Duct tape the drives together, then use software RAID JBOD.
That's what MacGyver would have done.
Wow, that's definitely some iFail.
Mod me down, my New Earth Global Warmingist friends!
Duct tape the drives together, then use software RAID JBOD. That's what MacGyver would have done.
Duct tape? Oh heavens no! No, here's what I did: I went down to the local thrift store and bought a few big shelf speakers for ten dollars. Then I took them apart and got the really powerful magnets out. Using these, you can attach the drives to the outside of your case. There's one gotcha though--some cases are aluminum which means you have to attach the magnets and drives to your CRT if you have one. This usually just means a longer cable though.
The smart thing about this is that the drives are on the outside of the case so they remain cooler than they would in any enclosure.
If you think a RAID is a backup, you'll be overjoyed with the results of my advice!
My work here is dung.
What's a backup?
Except when your backup server uses RAID...
"When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back!" -- Cave Johnson
after the cretin suggested that RAID was some sort of substitute for a backup.
Of course RAID is a substitute for backup. If you ever delete data, accidentally reformat, lose files to a corrupt file system, get infected with a virus, or have any other disaster of the sort, it's obviously something you did or should have anticipated. Thus, data loss is a sign you're inferior and a sinner and the gods of IT are punishing you. Accept their swift and painful lesson with whatever microscopic shred of decorum exists within that rotting, unused thing you call a brain and try to rise ever so slightly above the unenlightened mire of your life so it doesn't happen again.
Besides, it was probably all porn anyway.
Signed,
The cult of BOFH, flagellation division