That is interesting Doug, They are on separate power circuits and the unit is not very big, just enough to cool that one room. However, it might be enough to affect some of the wiring in the vicinity.it might explain a few issues we have had. Thanks for all the ideas on backing up to remote locations. I am not sure what the final solutions will be, but being a Public Agency, it will probably take a few months to convince the MIS department that redundant backups are a good thing. I foresee a lot of justification writing in my future :-) Javier, Javier Valencia, PE 913-829-0888 Office 913-915-3137 Cell 913-649-2904 Fax Visit us at www.vtgonline.com <http://www.vtgonline.com/> _____
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Hamilton Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 3:56 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Backup Practices. Javier, you caught one obvious mechanical problem - the flooding. Were there ever signs of electrical issues with the server? I assume the server had its own dedicated, isolated power circuit. However, depending on the size of the a/c unit, could the server be subject to some pretty hefty e-m fields when the fans turn on? I'd opt to locate the server in an electrical "quiet zone" which would also minimize the risk being bumped during a/c maintenance. Just a thought. Doug Javier Valencia wrote: A week ago, a client (public agency) had it server flooded and I mean that literally. The server room has a dedicated (elevated) AC unit and the server is/was located right under it. There is a tray under the AC unit to catch the condensation and a hose to direct the water from the tray to a drain, I had told them repeatedly in the past that the configuration was a recipe for disaster, and sure enough, last weekend the drain hose and drain clogged and the server got soaked; it will be at least another week before they have a new server installed and running. Luckily, I had downloaded the database a couple of days before so there will not be massive data loss, since their current procedure is to backup weekly to tape. I have a procedure in place to backup the database nightly and what I would like to do is set up a procedure (from within R:Base) that after the database is backed up, it sends a copy off-site; the 4 *.rx_ files are under 500 MB, so it is not too big. I think I would prefer not send it to one of the other County servers, as I am not sure their MIS department is competent enough not to screw it up. Has anyone implemented a procedure like this? Any suggestions? Advice? Caveats? Javier, Javier Valencia, PE 913-829-0888 Office 913-915-3137 Cell 913-649-2904 Fax Visit us at www.vtgonline.com <http://www.vtgonline.com/>
