Dan Smisko wrote:
> Yes, only the backup data (pool, cpool, etc) was on the dead drive.  The 
> config is in /etc/BackupPC.
> I guess I will try to re-create the backup directories and try another 
> backup.
>
> Certainly a RAID is worth considering, but the next question is what to 
> put on a RAID drive.
> A dead root drive would not be much fun either.  My preference would be 
> software RAID
> for portability, but I don't know about performance.  Does software RAID 
> work on a Linux
> root drive?
>   

Sure.  You can put /boot on a RAID1 and use any layer of software RAID 
for the rest.

> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Dan Smisko
>   

Chris


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation
Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business
Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts
Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com
_______________________________________________
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/

Reply via email to