Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:00:34 -0800 From: Mark Edwards <mark@antsclimbtree.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Backup routine Message-ID: <7B9F4C1E-1F08-11D6-BE1D-000A278CC960@antsclimbtree.com>
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I've got an installation of FreeBSD 4.4 Stable running along quite nicely. Now I'm trying to design a backup system for it. This installation is mainly a personal server. It's running on a Seagate IV ATA HD, and it is a low-access server. It runs my personal mail, and my personal web site. I have a second identical HD that I'm intending to set up a nightly dump to. My questions: - Is that a decent backup scenario? - Is there a good reason I should use a tape drive instead? - Should I use something other than dump? I want to make as accurate a running backup as possible. Ideally the backup should preserve the exact state of my server at the moment of backup. Does it make sense to create a bootable copy instead of a dump file (i.e. a dump | restore)? - Does it make sense to mount/unmount the backup HD as part of the backup routine, so that it will not be evident to a hacker? Thanks! -- Mark Edwards San Francisco, CA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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