http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRBD
2009/11/20 Christian Völker <[email protected]>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > >> I've been actually wondering what's the best way to keep a clone of the >> pool directory, because I want to do an off-site copy now and then. > Welcome. This is one of the most discussed topics in this list... > >> What do you suggest as a physical storage architecture with an off-site >> weekly clone? > Of course this depends on the # of files you have in your pool and it's > current size. As smaller both numbers are as better your chances for a > proper solution. > > Re the physical I'd strongly recommend to put it on a redundant RAID > array (RAID5 or better RAID1- if you want additional performance RAID50 > or RAID10). Just wondering why you have a backup if s single disk fail > destroys it all... > > Then I'd automatically clone the pool (best with dd, but again depends > on pool size) to one external USB drive. Then bring the USB drive to an > external location and connect the second USB to BackupPC to get the > image backup of the upcoming week. And so far. So you'll always have an > offsite backupc - even if the current copy breaks it all. > > Re rsync tool, I'd not recommend to use. It sounds good, but due to the > nature of the pool it might take days (!) to sync properly 'coz of all > the hardlinks. > > Greetings > > Christian > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with CentOS - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iD8DBQFLBsr40XNIYlAXmzsRAjwKAKCy3hfiu2egu3A8xNw/4PLN/x2A/ACfQK8A > y38+jN7KeupGErBDzjuflA0= > =+aZG > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
