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Huge CBCT file storage

Post by teethdood » Sat Jun 15, 2013 4:42 pm

Off-topic here, but perhaps someone here has done this:

I'm getting a CBCT machine, expected file size per scan is 500MB+. I am running a virtual server. Virtual server size is 90GB. If I store the CBCT files in the virtual server, that would make for a very very long daily backup of the entire virtual server image. So probably the best method is a separate directory in the physical server so backups are done separately. What do you do with huge files like these? Thanks
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Re: Huge CBCT file storage

Post by bpcomp » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:29 am

You could run a separate virtual file server and only back it up once a week. One solution I've seen but don't really recommend is a robotic tape library backup. If you aren't concerned with offsite backup then I would go with a virtual server cloned to another machine in your office once a week on the weekend. In short order your backup will be large enough that you will have trouble trying to do nightly.

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Re: Huge CBCT file storage

Post by satishp » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:47 am

what is CBCT file storage?

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