Re: file server

[Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>]

lina wrote: 
> Dear all,
> 
> My computer only has 2 TB data storage capacity,
> 
> I want to have 100 TB capacity to store/analyze data.
> 
> I am thinking of adding 5 hard drives, each is 18TB, and then merge them
> into one volume?
> or get a file server?
> What is the best option for me, and what is the budget?

Two questions:

- do you have a backup plan in mind, or will you accept the loss
  of all data?

- how fast does new data come in, and how long do you need to
  keep it around?

-dsr-