Hi,
On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:33:08 +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > Is replication really a feature that a file system should implement? I
> > think it should be implemented one layer below the fs. If one needs a
> > replicated file system, there are things like drbd (distributed
> > replicated block device).
> 
> yes, the task is similar to what drbd does. But for nightly incremental
> backup, drbd would be overkill. It's called "RAID1 over network"! Rsync is
> slow and consumes much CPU. Incremental backup software can't cope with
> big files AFAIK. Nilfs could fill that gap perfectly.
> 
> - Have database / virtual machines / etc. on nilfs
> - Do a nightly or hourly "nsync" to a remote mirror
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pierre Beck

"nsync" sounds nice!

Regards,
Ryusuke Konishi
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