So my new project will be to build an UnRAID server that will store the following:ĭVD movies/HD content, recorded TV for either the MediaPC or the HTPC, pictures, games, install software, any other files that will be deemed important for backup, including the music-server, HTPC, MediaPVR backups.
If a data drive goes down, I can replace with a new drive (of equal or greater size) and the data will be re-written to it.hence no data is lost. What this allows is the use of 2 data drives and one parity drive. You can use run of the mill parts, and the OS can be trialed free for 30 days (for the basic RAID of 3 hard drives of various size). Main reason, I needed something that is robust, but also won't break me in the bank. I've settled on an UnRAID NAS server by Lime Technology. So in thinking of a system for data backup, I thought about the different RAID types. Currently I would have to re-rip all my albums.
I thought about a simple RAID setup for the music-server, but then I started to think, what about a means for backing up my DVD collection? I was going to install a large drive into the HTPC, but what happens if that drive goes down? I would have to rip all my DVD's again. As more media systems are added into my network, either via HTPC, MediaPC, music-server, or run of the mill computers for the kid's or surfing the web, I'm now starting to understand more and more the need for a robust storage backup scheme.
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