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Dabbler
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Hello FreeNAS,
I'm looking to build an offline backup server that will only be used for weekly-monthly incremental backups of around 2.5TB of personal files.
I do not need much capacity beyond the 2.5tb, so my current plan is to buy 4 Hitachi Deathstars and mirror them all at the disk level. I know that's only 25% storage efficiency, but my goals here are longevity and redundancy.
My questions pertain to using FreeNAS as a 'cold storage' solution:
I'm looking to build an offline backup server that will only be used for weekly-monthly incremental backups of around 2.5TB of personal files.
I do not need much capacity beyond the 2.5tb, so my current plan is to buy 4 Hitachi Deathstars and mirror them all at the disk level. I know that's only 25% storage efficiency, but my goals here are longevity and redundancy.
My questions pertain to using FreeNAS as a 'cold storage' solution:
- Does my backup system need to be up 24/7? This system would only receive periodic read/writes. Is it better for the disks to stay up 24/7, or could I have a scheduled task to turn on the system every X days?
- Is FreeNAS even designed for this sort of backup scenario? Is there a better OS to use for long-term storage?
- Are there any hardware considerations to take in account when designing a long-term backup server?
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