rikona wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm considering using MD as a file server for the local net. What
>determines the largest hard disk size that I can use with MD - file
>system, BIOS, or ????
>
They don't make a single drive larger than what Mandrake can handle as
far as I know. Are you planning on using RAID to group a bunch of
drives together? If you are planning on using RAID it's also unlikely
you will outgrow what Mandrake can handle. The file size and file
system limit for the reiserfs file system is 17.6 TB on 32 bit systems.
http://www.namesys.com/faq.html#reiserfsspecs
The short answer is: money is what determines the largest disk size that
you can use with Mandrake. :-)
>
>This brings up the issue of complete backups, most likely to another
>drive in a removable bay. What is the most reliable/easiest/fastest
>way to do:
>
>(1) a complete backup (one that can restore a bare computer to the way
>it was).
>
>(2) a backup of just 'data' files (simple copies of many dirs).
>
>
>
It depends on what your needs are. Do you want to be able to restore
the entire drive or just the data files?
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