On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 09:50 -0400, Rob Morin wrote: > So if localhost machine dies.... what do i do for the backup restore? > > Since my drive is an external USB drive, i figure i can move it to > another server for the restore.... but i would have too install BackpPC > on that machine too... are there any docs that tell how to make a backup > to the backup machine? Should i just do the install the same way on > another server as on the backup server?
I run backups to a internal drive but periodically raid-mirror to external drives that are rotated off-site. So far I have never actually had to restore from the off-site drive but that way I prepared for it is that I have a dual-boot laptop that normally runs windows but can be booted to Linux where backuppc is already installed and configured for the external drive to be connected. If you only have one external drive that's something of a weak link in your scheme, though. Whatever it is that might make the machine die (a building disaster, accidentally typing 'rm -rf /', etc.) is likely to take the connected drive with it. You might want to have additional drives that you rotate offsite. Also, using USB explains some of the load you mentioned in your earlier messages since it takes some CPU overhead to run the interface but if the backup completes overnight it may not matter. -- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
