[ale] [OT] Lifespan of Storage Devices

[gcs8]

I could speak on it, and the numbers go 9tb/40tb used 9tb/40tb backed up.
You could also try there business service for 7.50/month for 1 box, just
depends on your needs.

from gcs8's mobile device.
On Jul 28, 2012 1:31 PM, "JD" <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:

> On 07/28/2012 03:00 PM, gcs8 wrote:
> > Cheap 40tb zfs raidz2 that backs up to crash plan. ~9 tb in and no
> problems over
> > the past ~ year and that includes moving.
>
> You said 9TB out of 40TB.  What happens to the rest of that data at
> failure?
>
> Actually, a talk on ZFS and raidz2 under Linux would be fantastic!  Are you
> available to present?
>
> If you have 6 months to trickle the missing data back, that can work. Does
> crashplan have a replacement HDD emergency FedEx service?  I'd hate to
> think how
> long pulling 40TB will take. Looks like you can have them ship you a 1TB
> HDD
> http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/feature/seed_service  Looks like
> you can
> send them a HDD (might need to request the specific model from them) to
> seed
> your backups too. Very nice.
>
> 1 year is good as a start, but how many cloud storage vendors have been
> alive
> more than 10 yrs?  Is S3 that old yet?
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