Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:44:02 -0500 (EST) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@serv1.wallnet.com> To: <jacks@sage-american.com> Cc: Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Mirroring Hard Disk Message-ID: <20020105134140.A16548-100000@serv1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020105123220.01937458@mail.sage-american.com>
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Have a look at /usr/ports/net/rsync It will allow you to sync files, directories, drives, even remote machines, and it's learning-curve isn't terribly steep at all. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 jacks@sage-american.com wrote: > I've seen that "mirror" and wondered about it. Have you tried it and is it > a long process... I would assume more the first time, and then shorter > updates...??? > > Many thanks to you and others who have responded... > > At 01:17 PM 1.5.2002 -0500, Donnie Jones wrote: > >On Sat, 05 Jan 2002 07:57:15 -0600 > >jacks@sage-american.com wrote: > > > >> My main objective was to have the 2nd HD keep up with a current copy of the > >> first HD and in the event the first (main one) failed, then I could just > >> switch HD and reboot into the HD2... sounds like a good idea. Just need the > >> right tools... > >> > >> Been looking at dump too, but thought there was a tool that would keep the > >> two HDs sync'd, i.e., when a file changed on HD1, the HD2 would do the > >> same. ...not sure Vinum will do this as it wants to copy partitions....(at > >> first reading). > > > > > >What about the program mirror? ( /usr/ports/ftp/mirror/ ) > > > >You could use it to copy the / filesystem and use cron to update it > periodically. > > > >It does this by creating a mirror of the filesystem through ftp. This may > seem like an odd way to do it, but it may get you what you need.... > > > >-Donnie > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > Best regards, > Jack L. Stone, > Server Admin > > Sage-American > http://www.sage-american.com > jacks@sage-american.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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