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Thanks for all the suggestions guys, keep them coming.

Currently I only need to back up the files on the server, I know if need be I can use Windows Task Scheduler & SyncToy to backup the important bits on our PC's to our server (I already use this for my thumbdrive) as all our PC's run Win7 Pro, should we decide to back them up. But having everything controlled from one place if we go that route would be nice.

Jeremy617: I've been looking at Amanda, I'll contact them once our hardware arrives and see what they can do. Free would be great but we're willing to pay to play if need be.

lilaznviper: You're correct, we're running Server 2008 R2. My initial idea was almost exactly what you mentioned, but we're trying to minimize the potential for human error here (using the wrong drive, backups getting skipped when I'm on vacation or out in the field, etc) hence the 8 drive autoloader.

We're aiming for 8 drives in a Towers of Hanoi schedule, which will basically cover us for a year. Then when someone is going to the bank, they can pop out the drive that was written yesterday, put it in a safe deposit box, bring back the oldest one in there and load it into the empty bay.