Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 14:23:29 +0100 From: Adam Nealis <adamn@csl.com> To: Joe Pepin <joe_pepin@ins.com> Cc: John <papalia@UDel.Edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape backups Message-ID: <37DF9DD1.C50AE90B@csl.com> References: <NDBBJMHAKKLLMBFNMKDDAEJFCBAA.joe_pepin@ins.com>
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Joe Pepin wrote: > > Also note that backing up over the network is network intensive. I recomend > considering a seperate NIC in each server to be assigned a 10.whatever > address and connected to the backup server. (kind of a SAN-lite) > > Not ideal, but what is? Presumably while connected to their own hub, no? Actually, I might just think about doing that myself... Cheers, Adam. > > Joe Pepin > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of pete collins > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 8:32 PM > To: John > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Tape backups > > John wrote: > > > Hi all - > > > > My boss hit me with this question, and I'm not sure of the answer. We are > > looking at buying 5 new servers, all of which will be configured (my > > byself.... *gulp*) to run FBSD. In an effort to save $$$, he wants to > omit > > tape drives from each server, and instead get one server with a > > tape-changer in it. In turn, he wants to use that one tape changer to > > backup all 5 machines nightly. The capacity of the changer will exceed > the > > total HD space of the 5 machines combined, so that's not a problem. I'm > > assuming that this will be possible to do using dumps over NFS, however I > > was hoping for some confirmation from someone with more experience in > this? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > John > > > > We use to do it this way, because the boss didn't want to spend the money on > tape drive for each machine. > > Please note: > > WE NOW HAVE TAPE DRIVES ON EVERY PRODUCTION SERVER! > > This is really the way to go. > Croning out a backup through NFS works fine. > > But you WILL run out of tape space! > > pete > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Pete Collins > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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