Simple Backup Setup?

The 2T external hard drive I was using to back up my Mac Mini failed a couple months ago; Click click click... and it wasn't recognized by the Mini.
So - I've bought two 3T external drives, empty, ready to go.
Surprise! After a few hours in the freezer, my old drive started up like nothing happened.
My goal is to get everything off my unfrozen caveman external drive and onto BOTH of the new ones.
My main concern is a failing drive, not natural disasters or theft. I work at home.
I want as little as possible stored on the Mini, and everything as automatic as possible.
At this moment my my unfrozen caveman external drive is merrily doing a 34G TimeMachine backup.
When it's finished I'll be ready to act. The best simple back up solution using two 3T external drives...
Anyone?
Thanks

Hi Cora,
Yes, you can bypass DRE on WAAS y modifying policy / creating a new policy.
To modify the policy, you need to find which policy is being used for that connection. This is little tricky and can afect the pother traffic, too.
The safe bet is to create a new policy. I believe you have the server ip addresses. You can create a new classifier using a server ip address, put two reverse conditions in the classifier and apply it to the WAE.
Here is the document help to create a new policy and new classifier. Let me know if you want me to paste the options to create a policy.
Creating a New Traffic Application Policy
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/app_ntwk_services/waas/waas/v431/configuration/guide/policy.html#wp1133454
Regards.
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