[tlug] Backup to IDE HD instead of Tape

[patrick.niessen@example.com]

Hi everyone,

the summer break has arrived and little traffic on this list - just the
moment to have a go at a nice project.

Inspired by Slashdot / orign. Tom's Hardware article of using cheap IDE
drives instead of tape for backup, I have now started to implement a mini
version of this backup system for our office.  We have a mixed environment
of NT / Linux / Unix and an MS-Exchange server, so this is something for the
real world.

I utilise all the latest technology available in Akiba (250GB SATA drives &
3ware SATA RAID), but with a budget of +-300,000 Yen still well below the
price of a DDS4, Ultrium or a Tape Library.

As I bought the parts yesterday, a full gentoo installation is still far
away, however I used the time between emerges to make a writeup (with
photos!!):

http://www.niessen.net/StoryList.php?TopicAreaId=7&ParentId=4

enjoy :)

Patrick