Sample System for Storage
and Delivery of Digital Audio/Images
(all prices are in US dollars)
- Total storage (4TB) cost (as of March 2022): $4,300
- Web server with 4TB x 2: $3330
- Synology 2 Bay NAS DiskStation D218 (Diskless): $346
- 2 Seagate 4 TB NAS Hard Drive 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 5 Gb/s: $220
- 2 4TB external disks $115: $230
- UPS: $174
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2021): $3,600
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $1692
- Dell
PowerEdge T330 (Intel® Xeon® E-2224 3.4GHz, 8M cache, 8GB; 1x4TB SATA): $1389
- 3 3TB external disks x $119: $357
- UPS: $162
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2018): $6,200
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $4184
- Dell
PowerEdge T330 (Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 3.0G, 8GB; 1x4TB): $1496
- 3 3TB external disks x $123: $369
- UPS: $151
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2015): $5,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $3176
- Dell
PowerEdge R520 (Intel Xeon E5-2403 1.80GHz, , 8GB; 1x2TB): $1336
- 5 2TB disks x $77: $385
- UPS: $103
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2014): $6,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $3288
- Dell
PowerEdge R520 (Intel Xeon E5-2403 1.80GHz, , 8GB; 1x2TB): $1514
- 5 2TB disks x $104: $508
- UPS: $690
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2013): $7,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $3256
- Dell
PowerEdge R515 (Dual AMD Opteron 4133, 2.8Ghz, 8GB; 1x2TB): $1838
- 5 2TB disks x $100: $500
- UPS: $1406
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2012): $12,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $5544
- Dell
PowerEdge R510 (Xeon E5503, 2.0Ghz, 8GB; 1x2TB): $4345
- 5 2TB disks x $120: $600
- UPS: $1511
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of March 2011): $14,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $6704
- Dell
PowerEdge R510 (Xeon E5503, 2.0Ghz, 8GB; 4x1TB): $5207
- 10 1TB disks x $50: $500
- UPS: $1589
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of November 2009): $16,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $9166
- HP
StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader 8-slots LTO-4 800GB/1.6TB
80MB/s 576GB/hr (native) $4349
- 15 Ultrium/LTO 4 tapes x $38: $570 (5-6 copies)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1915
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2008): $20,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $13,162
- HP
Ultrium 920 8-slots 400/800GB 80MB/s 288GB/hr (native) $4760
- 30 Ultrium/LTO 3 tapes x $30: $900 (5-6 copies)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1178
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2007): $28,000
- Web server with 3TB x 2: $22,050
- HP Ultrium 920 8-slots 400/800GB
80MB/s 288GB/hr (native) $4760
- 30 Ultrium/LTO 3 tapes x $47: $1410 (5-6 copies)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1556
Change in strategy: No more DVD backups. Two mirrored servers.
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2005): $40,000
- Web server with 3TB: $14600
- Autoloader
4TB Dell PowerVault 122T LTO tape backup (200GB Ultrium): $6500
- 60 Ultrium tapes x $40: $2400
- Pioneer
DRM3000 DVD-burner: $14000 (w/ DVD-R7322)
- 2000 DVD-R x $0.40: $800 (three copies of 3TB backup)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $1400
- Total storage (3TB) cost (as of April 2003): $47,000
- Web server with 3TB: $16300
- Autoloader
4TB Dell PowerVault 122T LTO tape backup (200GB Ultrium): $8000
- 60 Ultrium tapes x $55: $3300
- Pioneer
DRM3000 DVD-burner: $15000 (w/ DVD-R7322)
- 2000 DVD-R x $0.80: $1600 (three copies of 3TB backup)
- UPS, extra hard disks, extra media: $2100
The basic premise of this configuration is the assumption that most of
the data on this server will not change much once the digitization process
is complete, thus the use of DVDs for long-term storage and relatively
small number of tapes for backup. These specifications, however, will
constantly change, for example, 400GB Ultrium/LTO tapes are already available.
Basic cost of storage media:
- $0.022/GB (with 4TB external hard disk $88) 2021/03
- $0.041/GB (with 3TB external hard disk) 2018/03
- $0.045/GB (hard disk) $0.015/GB(LTO-5 tape) $0.053/GB (DVD) 2014/04
- $0.06/GB (hard disk) $0.031/GB(LTO-5 tape) $0.042/GB (DVD) 2012/04
- $0.037/GB (hard disk) $0.042/GB(LTO-5 tape) $0.026/GB (DVD) 2011/03
- $0.09/GB (hard disk) $0.04/GB(LTO-4 tape) $0.04/GB (DVD) 2009/11
- $0.18/GB (hard disk) $0.08/GB(LTO-3 tape) $0.05/GB (DVD) 2008/04
- $0.28/GB (hard disk) $0.11/GB(LTO-3 tape) $0.05/GB (DVD) 2007/04
- $0.54/GB (hard disk) $0.18/GB(LTO-3 tape) $0.06/GB (DVD) 2006/04
- $0.71/GB (hard disk) $0.23/GB(Ultrium tape) $0.09/GB (DVD) 2005/04
- $1.50/GB (hard disk) $0.25/GB(Ultrium tape)
$0.15/GB (DVD) 2003/04
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