It's worth pointing out that you can redirect snapshots to an SCP server. In fact, I've written a small script to automate the naming of snapshots using the current date, and SCP them off to a separate server which is then backed up via tape.
The result is a great disaster resilient recovery system. Not only can I restore from software corruption or a hard disk failure, but I can get a completely new server up and running as a fully configured firewall in under 20 minutes. Jeff Jarmoc - CCSA, CCNA, MCSE Sr. Network Analyst - Grubb & Ellis 847.753.7617 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramakrishnan Pillai Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FW-1] Secure Platform: difference between backups &snapshots Backup: Will backup the configuration file to another server/location. Snapshot: Will create a snapshot on the same harddisk/system where splat is running, so that you can revert back to a previous state in case the current configuration is corrupt. In case of a harddisk failure backup will help you. In case of firewall software corruption your snapshot should help you. Thanks, RK >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/13/2005 9:21 AM >>> Hello, I currently use SecurePlatform, and do nightly backups to a SCP server. I know a backup only backs up some config files. Does a "snapshot" backup EVERYTHING? Would that be a better approach for nightly backups? The goal is disaster recovery (if we lost a hard drive or server). Thanks Shane ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
