Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:04:56 +0100 From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: restore question Message-ID: <200211291105.GATB5VI09731@asarian-host.net> References: <200211220108.GAM186I01556@asarian-host.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <admin@asarian-host.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:04 AM Subject: Re: restore question > Actually, come to think of it, I could use my RAID controller to do > a "hardware" backup. That is, whenever I want to make a backup, > I could simply remove the second disk of the RAID 1, insert a blank > disk, and have the new disk rebuild, and store the disk I took out as > backup. Then, for the next backup, I just swap out the disk I took out > and repeat the process. Hmm, I think I am going to experiement a bit > with this. :) I will let you know how goes. To whom it may concern, I finally went with this method of backup. My ASUS A7V333 motherboard, with built-in RAID controller, offers exactly what I needed. I bought an extra harddisk, and two mobile racks for the second position in the array. Whenever I need a backup, I now just take out the second drive, stick in a spare one, and have the BIOS rebuild the array. Since the RAID is built-in, I do not need boot-floppies, or to print out partition table info, or to use the fixit CD, or to have an OS even. I just swap disks, and rebuild the array; always leaving me with exactly what I wanted: a full, live image of my system, that can be restored within minutes (using the harddisk I took out as the "master" to rebuild the array). This method requires a short outtage, of cause. But I think we already established that backing up a live system that is currently being written to, is probably not all that wise anyway. So, I make this "hard" copy every week, and use dumps/tar for the daily stuff. Rather content, - Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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