[ale] on-line storage (was: Recommendation for off-line storage?)

[Jim Popovitch]

On a similar note.. anybody have any good recommendations for remote 
on-line backup (approx 12GB).  I thought about doing the GoogleFS 
thing... but not sure that it is worth it.

-Jim P.

Allan Metts wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have several hundred Gigabytes of data that's in my way.  I need to keep it, but I don't need regular access to it.  More data is coming in now that will eventually need the same treatment.
> 
> So I'm looking for a good solution for off-line data storage.  Here's what I'm looking for:
> 
> --*-- Rack-mountable
> 
> --*-- Non-proprietary hardware, no special "backup" software
> 
> --*-- Supports Linux distributions.  I choose which one.
> 
> --*-- Uses readily-available and inexpensive IDE drives.
> 
> --*-- Easy to set up and administer.  We have no time to fiddle with this -- I'm thinking 1) mount the drive, 2) copy the files, 3) unmount the drive, 4) remove and replace the drive.  The machine still needs to work when I pop in an unformatted or unrecognized drive.
> 
> --*-- Hot-pluggable drives would be nice if it doesn't make things complicated.  I'm willing to power down the machine to swap the drives if need be.
> 
> 
> I think what I'm looking for is a bare-bones rackable server, with an internal IDE drive to boot Linux, a CD-ROM drive to install Linux, and two removable drive bays that I can dump the data to.
> 
> Suggestions?  Recommendations?
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Allan Metts, VP -- Technology & Operations
> AirSage, Inc.
> ametts at airsage.com
> (404) 861-3404
> 
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