On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:35:25AM +1000, Adam Goryachev wrote: > > Success story :-) > > > > dan wrote: > >> AOE is quite simple. on ubuntu you can build a target like this > > 1) Backup using RAID1 and AoE > > Setup another machine, that is located at another place and is connected > > via Gigabit LAN to the backuppc server (that means I need a 2nd NIC for > > the server). The new machine is 'offering' one of it's drives via AoE - > > this AoE-drive will become member of the RAID1. > > Since the RAID will be spread across two machines that can be located at > > different locations I get an additional security. > > As mentioned earlier, you can also backup using ndb (Network Block > Device) over a truly remote TCP/IP connection, almost the same as AoE > (except you need to specify the hostname/IP and port number to import > the drive from). This allows for the case where you want a true > "off-site" storage location without a bridged VPN.
drbd seems to do rather well in such cases. AFAIK, it's derived from nbd. Tino. -- "What we nourish flourishes." - "Was wir nähren erblüht." www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
