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Best eSATA JBOD?

Posted by timothy on from the throwing-it-out-there dept.

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.)"

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  1. Re:The best ESATA isn't really ESATA at all. by drsmithy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're better off with an SAS external enclosure and a SAS card with external connections. These can be expensive, but will pay for themselves quickly with the lack of extra management.

    What management ? You get an eSATA chassis with a port multiplier, slot in some drives, and run a single cable to the eSATA port on the computer. "Management" doesn't even come into it.

    It's a home media server. In what was is SAS even remotely justified ?

  2. Re:I stopped reading the summary by sjames · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You do know that a RAID can be used for STORING backups don't you? Making your primary storage a RAID is no substitute for a backup. Adding an offline RAID storage can be a backup.

  3. Re:I stopped reading the summary by Dan+Stephans+II · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Until your controller goes berserk and craps all over your disk or your other disk fails in the middle of the rebuild. Or...