Hi Guys!
I have a couple Mandrake boxes running on my network, and I would like to
know peoples opinions on the best way (also cost effective) to do a backup.
Now I know this depends on what the uptime that I require is but..
I have a firewall and another box that is a mail server (just
On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 04:54, Belkie, Dan wrote:
Hi Guys!
I have a couple Mandrake boxes running on my network, and I would like to
know peoples opinions on the best way (also cost effective) to do a backup.
Now I know this depends on what the uptime that I require is but..
I have a
Hello Dan
RAID will make your machine more resistant against hardware crashes, but
is no substitute for a backup (e.g. it does not protect against
intrusions).
If you do decide on mirroring, look for hardware raid (otherwise your
system performance goes down the drain).
Choosing a backup method
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Belkie, Dan wrote:
Hi Guys!
I have a couple Mandrake boxes running on my network, and I would like to
know peoples opinions on the best way (also cost effective) to do a backup.
Now I know this depends on what the uptime that I require is but..
Hi Dan:
Like Guy
This backup script takes good care of the important things like
/home/$user
$user/document_folder(s)
/etc #to get all the system config files in the event something
#terrible happens and I've got to reload and recover
... snip ...
Here's a simple backup script I wrote (found at bottom)
If you don't have a lot of megs to to backup the backup to cd feature in
Webmin is a nice lightweight backup. It allows you to backup only those
files/directories you need to backup.
James
On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 04:54, Belkie, Dan wrote:
Hi Guys!
I have a couple Mandrake boxes running on my
to be as big as the normal production disk(s).
Depending on your circumstances, this may be worth considering.
Brian.
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Date: 05 Dec 2002 20:08:11 -0800
If you
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Belkie, Dan wrote:
Hi Guys!
I have a couple Mandrake boxes running on my network, and I would
like to know peoples opinions on the best way (also cost
effective) to do a backup. Now I know this depends on what the
uptime that I require is but..
Hi Dan:
Like
