Re: Half a Mirror Backup

2011-01-02 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 02/01/2011 20:30, David Brodbeck wrote: > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Jason C. Wells wrote: >> Is using one half of a mirror as a backup a good/bad idea? >> >> I was thinking of rotating drives on a periodic basis as a back up method. >> You'd get the backup instantly, but rebuilding the

Re: Half a Mirror Backup

2011-01-02 Thread Julian H. Stacey
David Brodbeck wrote: > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Jason C. Wells wrote: > > Is using one half of a mirror as a backup a good/bad idea? > > > > I was thinking of rotating drives on a periodic basis as a back up method. > >  You'd get the backup instantly, but rebuilding the mirror with the i

Re: Half a Mirror Backup

2011-01-02 Thread David Brodbeck
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Jason C. Wells wrote: > Is using one half of a mirror as a backup a good/bad idea? > > I was thinking of rotating drives on a periodic basis as a back up method. >  You'd get the backup instantly, but rebuilding the mirror with the incoming > drive would take a lit

Half a Mirror Backup

2011-01-02 Thread Jason C. Wells
Is using one half of a mirror as a backup a good/bad idea? I was thinking of rotating drives on a periodic basis as a back up method. You'd get the backup instantly, but rebuilding the mirror with the incoming drive would take a little time and leave you vulnerable to a small loss of data if