[Tfug] Need help on a server performance issue...

[Zack Williams]

> It'll also do backups to something really cool I came across:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/ioSafe-Solo-1-5-TB-SL1500GBUSB20/dp/B001VKKZHQ
>
> $250 for a 1.5tb USB hard disk.  Sounds expensive - except it's also
> rated waterproof and fireproof (1500deg.F for 1/2 an hour).  Whoa!
>
> Considering they're in a building with a history of fire (to say the
> least!) that's a good thing.

Sounds like a great device for a backup drive that stays onsite and
gets daily rsyncs.

For offsite backup, the best I've found are firewire 2.5" disks -
single cable for power and data, as opposed for two for most USB
drives.

- Zack