Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:29:45 -0700 From: Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.littleton.co.us> To: Mark Edwards <mark@antsclimbtree.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Backup routine Message-ID: <200202140229.g1E2TjD4032611@fedde.littleton.co.us> In-Reply-To: <7B9F4C1E-1F08-11D6-BE1D-000A278CC960@antsclimbtree.com>
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:00:34 -0800 Mark Edwards wrote:
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| - Is that a decent backup scenario?
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I like it. I use something similar myself.
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| - Is there a good reason I should use a tape drive instead?
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Tape (or cdrw) has a lower margonal byte cost than disk drives but the
conveniance factor is higher for hard drives.
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| - Should I use something other than dump? I want to make as accurate a
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I like dump too. I think it is easier to use than tar/pax/cpio et all.
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| - Does it make sense to mount/unmount the backup HD as part of the backup
| routine, so that it will not be evident to a hacker?
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You might even consider writing to the block special device with out
mounting at all.
Good Luck.
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Chris Fedde
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