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Kimsufi's problem is the lack of redundancy, if the single drive on a box dies then you're not going to see your data again. However, given the low price you c
by quicksilver03 10y ago
Kimsufi's problem is the lack of redundancy, if the single drive on a box dies then you're not going to see your data again.
However, given the low price you could rent them in pairs and replicate the data using something like DRBD. Depending on your comfort level, this can be a very viable and cost effective option, or a system administration nightmare. If it's the latter, then definitely look into an object storage solution if your applications are compatible with that.
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- webtechgal 10y agoMine are mainly experimental apps, so the data redundancy is not really that important, but yes, at some point in time, if the need arises, I can get another box like you said, and may be just rsync everything via a daily cron job or something I suppose.
- Gustomaximus 10y ago>given the low price you could rent them in pairs and replicate the data using something like DRBD I'd be worried with this drive 2 is sitting 30cm from drive 1 so if something physical happened at the site itself your data is gone vs multi site coverage.