NAS and backup suggestions

[pinkpanther56]

We are having a similar issue to the guy in this thread thread881-1231137

Basically running out of storage on our three file servers and are thinking about a NAS approx 2 Tb, we are a college based in the U.K. and have a limited budget probably about £2-3000.
I've seen NAS devices well within that price range but i'm unsure about ways to backup this amount of data.

How do people backup NAS devices of this size?

Our network servers use Windows 2003 server with Active Directory if that has any bearing on compatiblity.

Cheers.

 

[comtec17]

There are many ways to back up NAS but will more than likely be dependant on the make/model. There are some NAS devices that have built in backup software, and there are others that you have to add it to a backup scheme.

I typically see 2 methods. The first is attaching a tape device to the unit and using NDMP and a third party backup software.

The second method is to mount the share and backup the share.

 

[mbourne2006]

Howdy

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/index.jsp

Check out chapter 7 in the "Storage Manager for Windows Server" book.

Although specific to the IBM offering, you might read information that will help you in a more general sense