I don't know if this is a factor or not, but an implementation like this sounds like it would cause a (perhaps very) small portion of the BackupPC user base would go by the wayside. I'm talking about the folks who have a full time job that doesn't include "SysAdmin" but are trying to keep a small office like environment backed up with minimal hardware and skills.
If the target user base is large scale implementations then, obviously this isn't a factor. If BackupPC, as a package, is intended to address a wide range of implementation sizes then I think this must factor in. This list seems dominated by SysAdmin types and that's understandable and makes for a great source of knowledge. However, I can't help but wonder how many little shmucks like me are out there happily using (or getting ready to use) this package in sub 40 or even sub 20 machine environments. I don't think ya'll hear from them much. Skip On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 09:50 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: > > > > In my mind the only major reason not to move to a database > > architecture is that it would require a substantial re-write of > > BackupPC as pointed out in my earlier note. > > Do you actually have any experience with large scale databases? I think > most installations that come anywhere near the size and activity of a > typical backuppc setup would require a highly experienced DBA to > configure and would have to be spread across many disks to have adequate > performance. When you get down to the real issues, normal operation has > a bottleneck with disk head motion which a database isn't going to do > any better without someone knowing how to tune it across multiple disks. > Also, while some database do offer remote replication, it isn't > magic either and keeping it working isn't a common skill. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ 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/
