A while back we realised that our tape backup system was not going to last forever so we decided to look into alternatives. A NAS box is one solution and can be put together fairly cheaply if required so I decided to see if I could build a simple unit and perform a backup using symantec backup exec. We also wanted to snapshot our Xen server for safety. Here is the documentation of a hassle free experience with NAS and FreeNAS: Server Specification ...