Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:36:37 -0500 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recovering from a power outage Message-ID: <20090213123637.05fe7510@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <18837.36943.113888.898154@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <4994B999.1090307@networktest.com> <20090213004128.GA79335@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <4994C29E.3020506@networktest.com> <20090212171653.3782fb82@gom.home> <20090213032150.GB79893@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <18836.61520.37080.844269@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20090213105114.1cf2ed84.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090213110107.J1316@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <18837.29084.165121.938566@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20090213141613.d4a0c0c1.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090213085243.205d6392@scorpio> <18837.36943.113888.898154@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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--Sig_/HOKSD=2/sJlZvkihYISLi1A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:22:55 -0500 Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: >> IMHO, if you are running a system where 'power outages' cannot >> be tolerated, why not install a UPS, they are really quite >> cheap, and be done with it? I cannot imagine any high end, >> mission critical system not employing one. =20 > > Power outages are not the only thing which can cause (directly > or indirectly) file system corruption. I agree, a sledge hammer applied to the HD could also cause irreparable harm; however, the subject of this thread referred to 'power outages'. The use of UPS, RAID, backups, etc. all tend to insure the safety of data. In this case, the OP only referenced 'power outages'. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com People that can't find something to live for always seem to find something to die for. The problem is, they usually want the rest of us to die for it too. --Sig_/HOKSD=2/sJlZvkihYISLi1A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkmVr68ACgkQBvaKIJWWCO350ACfQGKoukrIjumiVNebBJmUWYtX nHAAnRIGonZawcmM+pZMtzPs8h4OuH2y =dSXU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/HOKSD=2/sJlZvkihYISLi1A--
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