Incremental backup solution. was: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-29 Thread Joachim Dagerot
This solution sounds nice, I can even imagine setting up an additional machine (on the same location though) to have a somewhat galvanic isolation between the disks. Only fire, earthquake and a neutronbomb would affect such a backup solution. However, I could use a push in the right direction

Re: Incremental backup solution. was: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-29 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 10:35:49AM +0100, Joachim Dagerot wrote: This solution sounds nice, I can even imagine setting up an additional machine (on the same location though) to have a somewhat galvanic isolation between the disks. Only fire, earthquake and a neutronbomb would affect such a

Re: Incremental backup solution. was: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-29 Thread Joachim Dagerot
| Before certain events in New York, we used to talk about hypothetical | jumbo jets when considering our disaster plans. Secure off-site | backups are a necessity. Take care thought that the off-site location | really is secure. I did hear that some of the businesses in the World | Trade

Re: Incremental backup solution. was: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-29 Thread C. Ulrich
On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 04:35, Joachim Dagerot wrote: This solution sounds nice, I can even imagine setting up an additional machine (on the same location though) to have a somewhat galvanic isolation between the disks. Only fire, earthquake and a neutronbomb would affect such a backup solution.

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread Joachim Dagerot
| As you with good memories know, I lost 3000 pictures of my first sons | first year this month. I did have a RAID-5 system with fresh disks, | however, shit happens and I have a feeling that this could have been | avoided if I read my log files better. | | I'm sorry that you lost data.

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread Robert Huff
Joachim Dagerot writes: I realise you are right. The thing is that this is a home system and I have (had!) around 230 GB of data that was non-replicable. I am not aware of a deasent backup system that can handle that amount of data. There are systems that will put 160 GB

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread Nicholas Basila
On Sunday 28 December 2003 10:27 am, Robert Huff wrote: Joachim Dagerot writes: I realise you are right. The thing is that this is a home system and I have (had!) around 230 GB of data that was non-replicable. I am not aware of a deasent backup system that can handle that amount of

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread C. Ulrich
On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 10:27, Robert Huff wrote: There are systems that will put 160 GB (uncompressed) on a single tape ... they'll just run you $3000-3500. If, on the other hand, you think of it as a yearly full dump (split over multiple tapes) plus monthly incrementals then a DLT

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread Massimiliano Stucchi
On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:14:47 -0500 C. Ulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had a dedicated file server on my home network for years. It serves out files to clients on the network via SMB and HTTP. This machine stores all of my permanent (and not so permanent) data and has two large

Re: What logs etc do I need tocheckfrequently?

2003-12-28 Thread C. Ulrich
On Sun, 2003-12-28 at 16:30, Massimiliano Stucchi wrote: So why not use a cheap IDE RAID controller and do RAID1 ? I think it would be much safer, and reduce the amount of time needed to restore the system once a hard drive fails. We use RAID1 with a spare drive on our web and email servers