Have you looked at FlexRAID? I am not too knowledgeable on the depths of this topic, but I know it can back up over SMB/FTP. It's a very interesting engine as

Have you looked at FlexRAID? I am not too knowledgeable on the depths of this topic, but I know it can back up over SMB/FTP. It's a very interesting engine as well, and if you decide to roll your own, you might get some inspiration. http://www.flexraid.com/ http://www.flexraid.com/