From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 30 12:19:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC78837B401 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:19:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (user38.net339.fl.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B28943FCB for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:19:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3UJIvhT087255 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:18:58 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h3UJIuH9087254 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:18:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:18:55 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030430191855.GS81487@wjv.com> References: <000e01c30f27$4065f230$020010ac@protechnologies> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000e01c30f27$4065f230$020010ac@protechnologies> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-26.2 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.53 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.53 (1.174.2.15-2003-03-30-exp) Subject: Re: Disaster recovery X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:19:17 -0000 Wise men talk because they have something to say, however on Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 10:46 , Thomas Dwyer just had to say something so we heard: > Hello > > We are in the final stages of a migration from Win2k to FreeBSD for Web Server and Email. > Everything is ready for the big switchover. I would like some > advice on disaster recovery planning. What to use for remote > backup (tar?). And with a .tar file, is it possible to resore > the /usr partition over top of a clean FreeBSD install .. etc On a couple of commercial systems I semi-maintain [ they seem to run themselves ] I'm using a commercial program so that if anything happens to me the clients get direct support. It's called LoneTar. It backs up the files to tape, rewinds the tape, and does a bit by bit compare of the tape with the HD, and then emails the resutls of both the backup and time it took and if the verify failed and if so what files it failed on. Details at www.cactus.com Disclaimer - I am a reseller of that and another non BSD and know the principals and the author. But it's a damned good program and there is a free download-able demo if you'd like to try it. I used to run it on some SGIs and some SCO systems too. Bill. > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com