Experts,
I am working with a client that is about to replace an old server with a new one. The new is a Dell PowerEdge 1800 w/ 3 x 36GB SCSI in Raid 5. The old server is having MB issues and has a broken tape drive, so it is critical to replace it and also install a more reliable backup solution. The total data to be backed up is about 20 GB and it is mission critical data. The owner wants the following: A backup solution that offers the least amount of down time to restore and that can potentially mirror the dataset on the RAID disks. I have considered using Veritas Backup Exec and some Maxtor firewire external disks to accomodate the backup, but I'm not sure how to accomodate creating a "live" backup copy of the entire RAID data.
If I implement Storage Server 2003 on a Dell PowerVault 745 NAS, will it allow me to accomodate both situations? I'm not sure I understand the full capability of it. If my primary server crashed, what would be the benefit of having my data backed up on the PowerVault vs. a Maxtor drive?
I hope this is not too confusing.
Regards,
Stephen
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