Computer Storage Solutions

I cant find one anywhere

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductID=850907&source=froogle - £1326

i hav got network wid twenty computer nd i m looking for some backup software which do tape backup of system state, open file nd all data on x:(network drive) drive on server and restore when we want, could u tell me plz which software do this all… i want all in one. plz let me know …thnx …

Actually the one in windows is just fine if its not installed you can get it from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7da725e2-8b69-4c65-afa3-2a53107d54a7&displaylang=en

The other one that I like and have used is Acronis
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/ATISWin/?source=us_googleATIS&ad=server+backup&gclid=CP_Mkr3CjpkCFQ4MDQodJGrVZw

The acronis will even IMAGE the drives if you want.
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Also ViceVersa is free and not a bad solution
http://www.tgrmn.com/web/entry/filevvserver.htm?camp=goog_tus&utm_content=filevvserver

asus striker extreme motherboard, raid mirror shows downgraded. how do i rebuild?

Login with Boot disk and go to Disk utilities and you can do it from there. i can give you in detail if you give me the exact model you are suing…

I need to upgrade my operating system. But I haven’t been able to find any storage solutions to back up my data first. I have Windows (first edition) and USB 1.1. My current ATA hard drive has about 8 (yes 8, not 80) GB.

I also need portable storage to carry data with me when I travel during the upcoming holidays. The computer where I’m going has Windows 98 SE - for which there are more storage solutions - but how do I get my data to and onto that machine?

I considered a disk enclosure for my current hard drive. But how does it work? e.g. does one size fit all? (I have an ATA) How does it connect to another computer? USB? Drivers needed?

I looked at flash drives & picked up a cheap one. It said it only had drivers for Windows 98 SE. I downloaded that driver anyway and it seemed to work - but the flash drive I got was way too small to do backup. Does having USB 1.1 let me ‘get away’ with using SE drivers for other equipment on my first edition machine?

Other idea?

I went snooping through my garage and found a box of old computer books. One of them was Windows 98 for Dummies (not 98SE) and it was written in 1998. Back then, there were 3 main ways to back up data: 1. To floppies 2. To tape 3. To special cartridge storage units like Iomega’s $150 zip drive that could store 100MB (mega, not giga) on a single $20 cartridge. Just remember that in terms of floppies, it would take about 70 of ‘em to store 100MB of data, 700 to store a gig, and 5,600 to back up your entire 8GB HD. Not very feasible.

Since Iomega was specifically mentioned as a supplier of Win98 backup equipment back in the day, maybe their customer support could steer you in the right direction.

http://www.iomega.com/global/index.jsp

A second possibility since your dealing with a small 8GB HD is that a local computer shop with all the needed equipment can do the back up for just a few bucks a CD. Might be less expensive that way than to invest in your own equipment that you may never use again.

Finally, just thought I’d throw in a link to a help site that gives some pretty decent instructions on backing up Win98. Good luck and safe travels this holiday season.

http://pcwin.homestead.com/Backup98.html

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This paper presents a technique that allows viewers to visually analyze, explore, and compare a storage controller’s performance. We present an algorithm that visualizes storage controller’s performance metrics along a traditional 2D grid or a linear space-filling spiral. We use graphical “glyphs” (simple geometric objects) that vary in color, spatial placement and texture properties to represent the attribute values contained in a data element. When shown together, the glyphs form visual patterns that support exploration, facilitate discovery of data characteristics, relationships, and highlight trends and exceptions.
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IBM today announced its largest launch ever of new storage hardware, software and services that are the building blocks for the world’s strongest information infrastructure portfolio.

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Redbook, published: Mon, 28 Sep 2009

- Non Disruptive Code load
GUI and XCLI improvments
- Support for LDAP authentication
TPC Integration
- Secure Remote Support

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM XIV Storage System (2810-A14 and 2812-A14), which is designed to be a scalable enterprise storage system based upon a grid array of hardware components.
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I need to find two laptops!
One with solid state backing storage, and one with a hard drive (minimum 32GB)

i need to know the battery life of both and the access speed of the backing storage for both of the laptops.

I live in Britain. I’ve been trying to find this information for the last three weeks, it’s for a project that i have to do.

You should tell us where you are , the way you want to buy these products .
Anyway, the info you want should be told by the one who sell you the laptops .

i use a tape drive to backup parts of a server

Yes, the End User Licence Agreement for software allows you to make copies of the software as long as you are the only one that is going to use it. So backups on any form of storage is allowed.

haider0311 and norm…. Tape drives are still a very common form of backup media. They are cheaper than hard drives expecially for large amounts of data. I’ve seen individial tapes that hold up 8.32 Terabytes. This tape cost 4,500 $. A similar Hard drive storage option would need to be an array of many hard drives and would cost a LOT more. I did a quick search and for 8TB it would need thirty two 250GB drives not to mention an enclosure for these drives. The one I found costs 75K. Tape is a lot cheaper.

I need to change my server for it to use SCSI Raid 5 instead of SATA Raid 1 in HOTSWAP. Is there a way to make it happen? I wouldn’t mind buying the SCSI controller…

In a word, No.

Raid 1 is mirroring (requires 2 drives).
Raid 5 is striping with parity, requires 3 or more drives.

Second, SATA is the technology your controller and drives use to communicate. The drives won’t magically change if you add a SCSI controller. You would need to purchase a SCSI RAID controller ($400-1000) and 3 or more SCSI hard drives. Running all this equipment you’d want to make sure you have a large enough power supply (probably 500-1000 watts) and enough drive bays for all of the equipment.

Oh, and you’ll probably have to reload your operating system.

Oh finally- the hotswap backplane (the board your hotswap drives connect to) may not have SCSI connectors on it– SATA uses 7 pins for data and 4 for power. Hot swap SCSI drives use 80 pins and are totally incompatible.