on Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 01:43:12PM +0100, Hans Ekbrand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 03:00:36AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > dd will do the job for a precise binary copy. This is overkill in the > > vast majority of circumstances, and slow as hell to boot (copying a > > healthy-sized disk could take most of a day or more). Tar or > > incremental updates via rsync are far more appropriate. > > > > Why not use RAID? Its purpose is to provide a realtime backup if a hard- > disk fails. RAID seem to be especially appropriate since the harddisks > are identical.
RAID is appropriate in the proper context. It provides redundancy in the event of hardware failures. It doesn't address software/operator errors, or the needs for mulitple redundant, phased, offsite, or otherwise secure copies. -- Karsten M. Self <[email protected]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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