On 6/8/2011 2:32 PM, Adam Thompson wrote: > The main issue with using RAID instead of backups is that it doesn’t > protect against corruption, software bugs, or human error. While there > are some cases were restoring to last weekend’s known-good state isnt’ > adequate or appropriate, those are few and far between. OTOH, if a new > RC build, for example, breaks the device driver for your ethernet port, > RAID will faithfully make the new, useless configuration redundant. > > I run RAID at the moment, because the disks running pfSense are ancient > and I expect them to die someday. I would also like a scheduled backup > to a tertiary system so that I can continue to function while I – > someday – rebuild a new firewall.
True, which is why I mentioned both in my e-mail. Though thanks to pfSense and its config.xml, that's really all you need to backup if you need to reinstall. (for most cases, that is) If you make periodic backups (or use AutoConfigBackup, or both), plus RAID, it further reduces the risk. If you want to avoid a bad snap, use /etc/rc.create_full_backup before upgrading, and if it goes south but still boots, you can restore the file it spits out with /etc/rc.restore_full_backup, reboot again, and be back where you were. Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
