04-27-2014, 11:13 PM
As mentioned before - just get a RAID drive (Minimum RAID 5, better RAID 1).
A single drive failure will not be an issue anymore then.
RAID 5 can recover a single drive failure although it requires a certain intelligence in the drive controller.
RAID 1 is mirroring - which is simple (simple is always beautiful).
Admittedly I also have just RAID 5 though. :-)
There are sophisticated solutions such as ROBO (I have one) but honestly I think this is nonsense. Go for a solution that suits your needs for 3 years and then buy a new one (and then migrate all your data).
"Upgradable" drives such as the DROBO just get outdated over the years.
A single drive failure will not be an issue anymore then.
RAID 5 can recover a single drive failure although it requires a certain intelligence in the drive controller.
RAID 1 is mirroring - which is simple (simple is always beautiful).
Admittedly I also have just RAID 5 though. :-)
There are sophisticated solutions such as ROBO (I have one) but honestly I think this is nonsense. Go for a solution that suits your needs for 3 years and then buy a new one (and then migrate all your data).
"Upgradable" drives such as the DROBO just get outdated over the years.