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Best Backup Server Option For University TV Station?

Posted by samzenpus on from the saving-the-reruns dept.

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?'

7 of 272 comments (clear)

  1. Yes, you MUST use Linux! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your disaster recovery strategy is totally irrelevant. You don't need off-site backups. All that matter is that you make sure you use (and mention) Linux at any cost. A nuke could drop on the university but because you used Linux all your data will remain safe.

  2. Here's my idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Horsecock. A fire made of horsecock.

  3. Re:Done to death. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    you fuck hole

  4. Jimmy Carter is a senile old fool. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    He's the most insufferable fool in all the world.

  5. GEp!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Rboameo and Juliet

  6. Re:Done to death. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Young kids these days and their funny notions them there colored folk are the same as us

  7. Re:Done to death. by rikkards · · Score: 0, Troll

    Old People and their sense of entitlement...until they get put into a home and forgotten about