I don't consider "restoring" the OS a practical DR process, frankly. If it gets to the point where the OS needs to be restored, its getting a reinstall.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Bubba G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:41 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup hardware > > > Yes, that was BUY.COM's "Price Mismatch of the Day" yesterday... $100 > off yesterday if I remember. > > If DR involves only E2K then an external USB drive could work. If the > whole OS needs to be reloaded, then things like a restore > from a floppy > and restore media would be difficult because the floppy would > not likely > have a USB 2.0 driver. Conversely, it would likely have a tape drive > driver. So, in that case you would need to do a complete OS restore > first (presumably to a typically non-OS drive), then a DR > restore to the > correct location. Then delete the temp-loaded OS. Doable, but a hassle > and a lot longer... Things that are doable but a hassle are > the reason I > got to this place to begin with :) > > I architect systems for big companies and deal with all their > headaches... I want home to be as hassle-free as possible. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:48 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup hardware > > > Hmmm, $264 today, I'll have to watch closer...what part of the DR > routine do you think would be made more complex? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bubba G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:14 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup hardware > > > Yeah, BUY.COM had this 80GB external USB2 drive on sale yesterday for > $169. I considered several of those as well. > > http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10323086&hdwt=0&loc=101 > > The DR routine would be a bit more complex if there was a complete > melt-down however... So I decided against it for now and decided to > continue to look at the tape drives. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:48 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup hardware > > > Good idea. I expect to do these in the middle of the night, > but that's > still important if you're doing 30 or 40 gb. I'll go out & > see if there > are any reviews out there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:44 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Backup hardware > > > On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, at 10:17am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I'm thinking of going to the USB2 external drive system for offsite > > storage ... > > Check the speed of the unit (throughput in actual use, not the speed > of the HDD, or the IDE interface, or the USB2 interface) > before you make > a purchase. Some of those things (the no-name stuff, generally) are > much slower than one might expect. > > -- > Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the > author and do > | not | necessarily represent the views or policy of any > other person, > | entity or | organization. All information is provided without > | warranty of any kind. | > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
