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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

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.

what is CBCT file storage?

Cone Beam CT scan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_beam_ ... tomography