Ben Scott <dragonh...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Alan Johnson <a...@datdec.com> wrote: > > Ideally, a backup tool should run on a separate device and > > pull data from the devices that are to be backed up in a way that only it > > has access too. > > If you want to get into ideals, backups should me made to separate > media which is dismounted and stored offline in a different location. > One reason is for protection against local disaster -- a fire being > being the usual example. The other reason is that any "always > available" system will have some mode where it is available for > disasters.
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