Kalau pengalaman saya pilih server yang paling powerfull dan punya HD
space yang banyak, tetang tipe backup ada banyak macam. Mohon dibaca
artikel berikut.

The following sections examine a few of the many strategies in use
today. Many strategies are based on these sample schemes; one of them
can serve as a foundation for the strategy you construct for your own
system.

Simple Strategy
If you need to back up just a few configuration files and some small
data files, copy them to a USB stick, engage the write-protect tab,
and keep it someplace safe. If you need just a bit more backup storage
capacity, you can copy the important files to a Zip disk (100,250 and
750MB in size), CD-RW disk (up to 700MB in size), or DVD-RW disk (up
to 8GB for data).

In addition to configuration and data files, you should archive each
user's home directory, as well as the entire /etc directory. Between
the two, that backup would contain most of the important files for a
small system. Then you can easily restore this data from the backup
media device you have chosen, after a complete reinstall of Fedora, if
necessary.

Experts believe that if you have more data than can fit on a floppy
disk, you really need a formal backup strategy. Some of those
strategies are discussed in the following sections. We use a tape
media backup as an example.

Full Backup on a Periodic Basis
This backup strategy involves a backup of the complete file system on
a weekly, biweekly, or other periodic basis. The frequency of the
backup depends on the amount of data being backed up, the frequency of
changes to the data, and the cost of losing those changes.

This backup strategy is not complicated to perform, and it can be
accomplished with the swappable disk drives discussed later in the
chapter. If you are connected to a network, it is possible to mirror
the data on another machine (preferably offsite); the rsync tool is
particularly well suited to this task. Recognize that this does not
address the need for archives of the recent state of files; it only
presents a snapshot of the system at the time the update is done.

Full Backups with Incremental Backups
This scheme involves performing a full backup of the entire system
once a week, along with a daily incremental backup of only those files
that have changed in the previous day, and it begins to resemble what
a sysadmin of a medium to large system would traditionally use.

This backup scheme can be advanced in two ways. In one way, each
incremental backup can be made with reference to the original full
backup. In other words, a level 0 backup is followed by a series of
level 1 backups. The benefit of this backup scheme is that a
restoration requires only two tapes (the full backup and the most
recent incremental backup). But because it references the full backup,
each incremental backup might be large (and grow ever larger) on a
heavily used system.

Alternatively, each incremental backup could reference the previous
incremental backup. This would be a level 0 backup followed by a level
1, followed by a level 2, and so on. Incremental backups are quicker
(less data each time), but require every tape to restore a full
system. Again, it is a classic trade-off decision.

Modern commercial backup applications such as Amanda and BRU assist in
organizing the process of managing complex backup schedules and
tracking backup media. Doing it yourself using the classic dump or
employing shell scripts to run tar requires that the system
administrator handle all the organization herself. For this reason,
complex backup situations are typically handled with commercial
software and specialized hardware that are packaged, sold, and
supported by vendors.

Mirroring Data or RAID Arrays
Given adequate (and often expensive) hardware resources, you can
always mirror the data somewhere else, essentially maintaining a
real-time copy of your data on hand. This is often a cheap, workable
solution if no large amounts of data are involved. The use of RAID
arrays (in some of their incarnationsrefer to Chapter 38, "Managing
the File System," for more information on RAID) provides for a
recovery if a disk fails.

Note that RAID arrays and mirroring systems will just as happily write
corrupt data as valid data. Moreover, if a file is deleted, a RAID
array will not save it. RAID arrays are best suited for protecting the
current state of a running system, not for backup needs.

Making the Choice
Only you can decide what is best for your situation. After reading
about the backup options in this book, put together some sample backup
plans; run through a few likely scenarios and assess the effectiveness
of your choice.

In addition to all the other information you have learned about backup
strategies, here are a couple of good rules of thumb to remember when
making your choice:

If the backup strategy and policy is too complicated (and this holds
true for most security issues), it will eventually be disregarded and
fall into disuse.

The best scheme is often a combination of strategies; use what works.

Kalau kami menggunakan http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/.
Semoga membantu.

Salam
Fatur

On Jan 2, 2008 1:35 PM, pwt linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> bagusnya sih kalo kita tentukan terlebih dahulu server mana yg akan
> jadi tempat menampung data2 backup, saran saya: pilih server yg os nya
> stabil dan reliable sehingga tidak ada keluhan dari pc client
> dikemudian hari.
>
>
> On 1/2/08, n1x nux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > at first, Happy nU year!
> >
> > Saya admin pemula, mau tanya klo untuk skema backup yg baik bagaimana
> > dengan kondisi setiap client menggunakan Os yg berbeda, satu linux dan
> > yang lainnya windows. Server nya pun ada yang menggunakan Linux &
> > Windows.
> >
> > Apakah kita harus mengingatkan setiap user untuk melakukan backup
> > manual dengan memindahkan datanya ke Hardisk server yang telah dimount
> > misalnya?
> >
> > Tolong Pencerahannya.
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards.
> > junk3r??
> >
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