Backup-to-cloud (well, backup-to-my-own-server-in-germany to start with) over 8Mb/s ADSL would work for incrementals (mostly - some days I can be adding a gig or two in HD video, and I can see days where I could add ten times that), but images... *shudder*
On 21 July 2011 15:14, Michael Ryder <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, I meant my original reply to go to the whole list. > > Backup-to-cloud I think, would be doable with your speed. > > After the intial upload, they operate at the block rather than file level. > I know Moby (for example, not endorsing it over others) will also execute > Windows snapshots via VSS, and will also backup system and database files. > Moby can also keep a local copy on external drives, so you have the best of > both worlds. > > I'd love to hear how you end up tackling this problem. > > Mike > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Mark Dennehy <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On 21 July 2011 14:57, Michael Ryder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm grappling with this issue as well. >>> Personally speaking, I am looking at backup to disk. I would either add >>> a set of external SATA drives to the NAS, or have another NAS box backing up >>> the primary NAS box. >>> >> >> My problem with the backup-to-second-NAS option is twofold; firstly, I >> have to have a second NAS :D and secondly, that second NAS will be sitting >> in the same house as the first NAS, so one house fire or burglary or really >> bad power surge (I've been in one house when lightning struck, I don't have >> that much faith in surge suppression anymore :D ), and you lose primary and >> backup in one go. >> >> On the other hand, you'd be surprised, many of the "cloud-based" backup >>> services are very efficient and operate at the block level. I don't know >>> what speed you have, but those may not be such a bad idea. >> >> >> I wouldn't have a problem with them at all if I had the network bandwidth >> - at the moment I rsync some of the more important directories to a server >> in Germany, but the initial imaging took nearly three days, and that was >> just a 17Gb directory of images. The home network here is just ADSL at >> 8Mb/s, and it doesn't look like improving much in the near future. >> >> With tape, though, well, if there's a format that can handle Tb sizes, >> just plug in tape during the weekend and run the weekly backups, then take >> the tape to work on monday and lock it in the drawer there (or find some >> other secure off-site location) and bring home the next tape to rotate them. >> >> -- >> Mark Dennehy >> > > -- > http://www.lostinthedetails.com > -- Mark Dennehy
_______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
