+ - Ask Slashdot: Simple way to backup 24TB of data onto USB HDDs ? 3
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An anonymous reader writes "Hi there ! I'm looking for a simple solution to backup a big data set consisting of files between 3MB and 20GB, for a total of 24TB, onto multiple hard drives (usb, firewire, whatever) I am aware of many backup tools which split the backup onto multiple DVDs with the infamous "insert disc N and press continue", but I haven't come across one that can do it with external hard drives (insert next USB device...). OS not relevant, but Linux (console) or MacOS (GUI) preferred... Did I miss something or is there no such thing already done, and am I doomed to code it myself ?"
Bacula w/vchanger (Score:1)
http://wiki.bacula.org/doku.php?id=removable_disk [bacula.org]
Use FreeNAS... (Score:2)
...on a MOBO that has 8 SATA ports. Mount eight 4TB 5400 rpm drives, configure each as a standalone ZFS pool. Yup, you'll have to split the files between the drives yourself, but that's not difficult.
Havent had to do backups in a while (Score:1)