Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:58:45 -0800 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@mail.iowna.com>, "Dave VanAuken" <dave@hawk-systems.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Poor mans backup solution required Message-ID: <00ae01c07f2d$92324dc0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNEEFECOAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> <3A630DD2.26136B9@mail.iowna.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran@mail.iowna.com> To: "Dave VanAuken" <dave@hawk-systems.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 6:48 AM Subject: Re: Poor mans backup solution required > Dave VanAuken wrote: > > > Any recommendations for perhaps tar-ing the directory tree to a second > > IDE drive each night, or other solutions involving the cost of adding > > another $100 IDE drive. > > Sounds like you've answered your own question. We've even considered > making a "backup server" on our network that would be used HW (old P90 > or something with 16 or 32M RAM) except for a new, big HDD and just tar > important stuff to an NFS share on a regular basis. > > A second HDD wouldn't be a bad idea either, you could even have a backup > script that mounts the filesystem, does the backup and then unmounts the > filesystem to keep anyone from inadvertantly messing with it. > > -Bill > 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. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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