I think this may need a bit more planning to be honest. Its hard to give you propper advice but I would setup a propper domain. 2003 Server with 5 CALs is cheap enough, RAID store and a tape drive. This would give you the base for a fully complient data store for any future contracts.
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Right, i have taken onboard all the advice from you guys today, i will go back to my boss and see what his opinion is i.e. is the cost gonna be a problem or not. I'll let you all know what the next astep is and if i need any further assistance
The most important thing to remember is that RAID is not backup and you should keep duplicate copies of data offsite.
Im pretty hot on backing up my data, having nearly lost my dissertation at uni i always kept 4 copies of my work, all in different places. I have never personally used any kind of RAID array, so i will not be implementing that kind of system. I have already started planning where and how to have an off site backup solutionOriginally Posted by Lourdes
I know you have already discounted RAID - but for the sort of environment you seem to be considering, RAID1 would be perfect.
For example, if one disk did fail, then you can either run the other on its own, or rebuild the array without using the backups - perfect if you are only going to run a full backup every week.
Also - as long as it is done at the hardware level, pretty reliable/resilient in the first place.
Why Why Why Why Server 2003?
SBS 2003 R2 is what you want!
It is for networks upto 75 machines!
Depends if any of their contracts (as Jay has hinted) require security beyond that of SBS I suppose.
But fair point nonetheless.
RAID is only 1 safety net!
Backup to tape, hard disk or other means is the 2nd safety net.
What happens if overnight the business burns down? - RAID ain't gonna help you in that situation!
My suggestion was RAID in combination to another backup solution - like the offsite backups the OP suggested.
Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
As i said i will let you know our conclusions as to which solution to opt for. I'm sure i will be back here to seek any other help i need... what a good community we have here at hexus
Fair enough.. should have said SBS. It was late
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Sorry, I'm a bit of a pedant when people don't differentiate between server 2003 and SBS 2003 :-)Fair enough.. should have said SBS. It was late
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