Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:36:07 -0600 From: "J.D. Bronson" <jbronson@wixb.com> To: Peter Risdon <peter@circlesquared.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3 backup solution needed (non-SCSI) Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20050106083508.00bf2650@cheyenne.wixb.com> In-Reply-To: <1105021929.708.57.camel@lorna.circlesquared.com> References: <6.2.0.14.2.20050106073009.00c6d140@cheyenne.wixb.com> <1105021929.708.57.camel@lorna.circlesquared.com>
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At 08:32 AM 1/6/2005, Peter Risdon wrote: >On Thu, 2005-01-06 at 07:33 -0600, J.D. Bronson wrote: > > I finally found the reason my 5.3 machine was randomly rebooting. > > It is either the scsi HBA and/or the drive. Although the same exact > > hardware runs any other OS fine :-/ > > > > well with that in mind, I am now all IDE and USB capable. > > No more SCSI....so there went my tape backup solution. > > > > I need to backup only about 4-5GB at once. My DDS SCSI drive handled that > > fine... > > > > Does anyone know of an IDE based solution -or- a USB backup solution? >A usb external hard drive? > >Peter. Thats a great idea....I hadnt thought of that and recovery is MUCH faster. Anyone have any recommendations on a manufacturer and source? I would need 2 of these...since I have 2 servers. Thanks guys! -JEFF
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