Jeff Carson
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- Sep 15, 2013
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I'm somewhat of a noob when it comes to FreeNAS but I have been able to create a simple FreeNAS box that fills my needs with only 3Tb of data at the moment (will grow as needs grow). It's a AMD 6300 with 8GB of RAM (data is ZFS if that matters) . I'm looking for a way to back it up in case of any system failure. I want to backup the system itself to keep my plugins, jails, mount points and such and also the data.
I've read endless posts about on-site and off-site, USB vs. building another FreeNAS to backup the first. All were very informative but none really fit my situation.
I think I want to perform a weekly backup of my data/system to a eSATA drive (connected to a Linux machine on the local network), then store the eSATA drive off-site. This way if my server blows up or house burns down, I still have my data and ability to restore the server to its previous state.
Please let me know if I'm way off in my thinking or need to come up with another solution. I've read that USB is not the way to go and thought eSATA would be better. I'm also not in a position to build another FreeNAS system or to pay to backup 3Tb to a commercial off-site solution.
I realize this may not be the optimal solution but seems reasonable and affordable. Please be kind as I am a noob and any assistance is greatly appreciated.
I've read endless posts about on-site and off-site, USB vs. building another FreeNAS to backup the first. All were very informative but none really fit my situation.
I think I want to perform a weekly backup of my data/system to a eSATA drive (connected to a Linux machine on the local network), then store the eSATA drive off-site. This way if my server blows up or house burns down, I still have my data and ability to restore the server to its previous state.
Please let me know if I'm way off in my thinking or need to come up with another solution. I've read that USB is not the way to go and thought eSATA would be better. I'm also not in a position to build another FreeNAS system or to pay to backup 3Tb to a commercial off-site solution.
I realize this may not be the optimal solution but seems reasonable and affordable. Please be kind as I am a noob and any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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