Best Backup Server Option For University TV Station?

idk07002 writes 'I have been tasked with building an offsite backup server for my university's television station to back up our Final Cut Pro Server and our in-office file server (a Drobo), in case the studio spontaneously combusts. Total capacity between these two systems is ~12TB. Not at all full yet, but we would like the system to have the same capacity so that we can get maximum life out of it. It looks like it would be possible to get rack space somewhere on campus with Gigabit Ethernet and possibly fiber coming into our office. Would a Linux box with rsync work? What is the sweet spot between value and longevity? What solution would you use?'

Comments

Done to death.

[Zlurg]

Holy crap we're approaching the need for an Ask Slashdot FAQ. I feel old.

Re:Done to death.

[neiras]

I feel old.

Well, your UID makes you older than me.

I SAID, YOUR UID MAKES YOU OLDER THAN ME.

Also, my name is NOT "sonny boy", and this is my lawn, not yours. Where do you think you are, old timer?

Re:Automatic internet backup

[Kjella]

[3 months later]:
<admin@uni> OMG we lost the server... 0 seeds!? somebody seed plz!