[BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-26 Thread dixieadmin
I figured Mike Lisell's response would be the answer but wanted to doubly confirm that the pool is the spinal cord of BackupPC and missing with it is not cool. I am not really worried about any further configuration. The only thing I will do beyond this is to clone the external harddrive on a

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 10/24/2012 12:41 PM, dixieadmin wrote: I am currently using BackupPC 3.2.1 on SME Server 8.0. I wanted to know if there is a correct procedure for using 2 different external harddrives as a backup source and to interchange them weekly? Your question is a bit vague. external... usb?

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 2012-10-25 14:10, Bowie Bailey wrote: On 10/24/2012 12:41 PM, dixieadmin wrote: I am currently using BackupPC 3.2.1 on SME Server 8.0. I wanted to know if there is a correct procedure for using 2 different external harddrives as a backup source and to interchange them weekly?

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Timothy J Massey
Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote on 10/25/2012 09:14:47 AM: On 2012-10-25 14:10, Bowie Bailey wrote: On 10/24/2012 12:41 PM, dixieadmin wrote: I am currently using BackupPC 3.2.1 on SME Server 8.0. I wanted to know if there is a correct procedure for using 2 different external

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Zimmerman
To: General list for user discussion,questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives Tyler J. Wagner ty...@tolaris.com wrote on 10/25/2012 09:14:47 AM: 2) Exporting a single copy of a specific backup to a removable destination and moving that off-site

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Timothy J Massey tmas...@obscorp.com wrote: Also, keep in mind that the original question shows a fundamental lack of understanding in the way BackupPC works. BackupPC is *NOT* a simple replacement for a tape drive. Swapping the entire pool weekly will

Re: [BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-25 Thread Bowie Bailey
On 10/25/2012 12:30 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Timothy J Massey tmas...@obscorp.com wrote: 1) Constantly mirroring the pool and occasionally breaking the mirror to take it off-site. (Option 1 above). A variation of this would be to take the pool down and

[BackupPC-users] Any procedure for using 2 external harddrives

2012-10-24 Thread dixieadmin
I am currently using BackupPC 3.2.1 on SME Server 8.0. I wanted to know if there is a correct procedure for using 2 different external harddrives as a backup source and to interchange them weekly? Thanks. :D +-- |This was