From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 4 09:39:26 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC530106566B for ; Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:39:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kraduk@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f224.google.com (mail-fx0-f224.google.com [209.85.220.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25D4E8FC1A for ; Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:39:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm24 with SMTP id 24so529279fxm.3 for ; Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:39:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=nvlGlom45WmYaWtMMAyZC5l5h1RlT4s+zUBPvYuhVYY=; b=Cb+wydlU94zRyo09LD6HLiw7NktU5vU76pyHdOqrFw+8qR0BW+G8pRXxR0suMQS1ig ztTVlFq9iyuttJyVZBksWNEQ0JsuXO7C0zHwNxihmsxTZ9i1gKobWXOKMLy1KIWViqS1 OeOS+js52sUObevJR/9ba5AfAHMqn8PZFfLGo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=h1WjpRyLL5UfeI3MAUoKdSCsVRyVQeGRGNyfA9TdTFivV+O0Yeju9+ExH6kBUXFjpA LMj4ZlsIvkyAo+S3vpe9giUMM3qnN/7+7GuPjXZz1zfeqdcYz+SEZ+ENIg+bvHXLKIKO z109XbxqJ5U8FeOjMDi9/SBslARjQpHBWpzy4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.80.24 with SMTP id h24mr461521mul.113.1265276364660; Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:39:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B69CCC8.2060105@stillbilde.net> References: <4B694A52.4080306@stillbilde.net> <4B69BD02.5060305@gmail.com> <4B69CCC8.2060105@stillbilde.net> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:39:24 +0000 Message-ID: From: krad To: "Svein Skogen (Listmail Account)" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup and FreeBSD/ZFS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:39:26 -0000 On 3 February 2010 19:21, Svein Skogen (Listmail Account) < svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03.02.2010 19:14, LoH wrote: > > If my memory serves, you're looking at something similar to taking a > > snapshot and then sending it to the tape device, so zfs send > > | (tape device access). This, IIRC, is functionally identical to > > dump/restore. > > Except for one smallish detail. Dump handles "tape is full, switch to > next one" in a relatively painless way... Let's just say that ... > there's a reason I've invested in an autoloader for my home server (it > will, among other things, hold about a terabyte of Nikon .NEF files if > that means anything) > > //Svein > > - -- > - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- > /"\ |Svein Skogen | svein@d80.iso100.no > \ / |Solberg =D8stli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 > X |2020 Skedsmokorset | svein@jernhuset.no > / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 > | | svein@stillbilde.net > ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 > ribbon |System Admin | svein-listmail@stillbilde.net > Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 > +-------------------+------------------------------- > |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 > |svein@jernhuset.no | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE > - --------+-------------------+------------------------------- > If you really are in a hurry, mail me at > svein-mobile@stillbilde.net > This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked > even when I'm not in front of my computer. > - ------------------------------------------------------------ > Picture Gallery: > https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ > - ------------------------------------------------------------ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAktpzMgACgkQODUnwSLUlKRRfgCgulZAvQN61uE6HIcuvxzkU2yS > HaAAmwcHY6YYqoTYlw/R/KeWuy/9ferH > =3DzHrR > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > If you combine snapshoting with a redundant array, and maybe a secondary pool that you zfs send your files ystems to (perhaps on a different box) it= s questionable whether having stuff on tape has any advantage. If you are taking the tapes off site it may be worth it.