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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:50:38 -0800
From:      "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>
To:        "Bill Moran" <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>
Cc:        "Dave VanAuken" <dave@hawk-systems.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Poor mans backup solution required
Message-ID:  <00eb01c07f34$d1811ae0$6100000a@vladsempire.net>
References:  <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNEEFECOAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> <3A630DD2.26136B9@mail.iowna.com> <00ae01c07f2d$92324dc0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> <3A634083.DCC04D4E@mail.iowna.com>

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> Josh Paetzel wrote:
>
> > I think that vinum could be the solution that you are looking for.  You
> > could add a second drive and then use vinum to mirror them.  Even
better,
> > the drives could be on two different controllers (one primary and one
> > secondary) for the "ultimate" in data storage reliability.
>
> That's not a backup, however. It's a good idea, but it serves a
> different purpose.
> With a vinum mirror, what do you do if a user comes to you complaining
> that they've lost a file (accidentally deleted it)? Vinum mirrors won't
> help with that, you'll need backups on some different media.
>
> -Bill
>

You are right.  I am sorry, I should've payed more attention to the
question.  Sorry

Josh




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