Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 12:36:47 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: randyk@ccsales.com (Randy A. Katz) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Backups - Many FreeBSD Machines Message-ID: <199807101736.MAA11961@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980710065934.0533cea0@ccsales.com> from "Randy A. Katz" at "Jul 10, 98 06:59:34 am"
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amanda and a jukebox. In a previous message, Randy A. Katz said: > Hello, > > I have around 40 production servers running FreeBSD. Each machine uses > around 3-4 Gigabytes of space that needs to be backed up (on 3 partitions). > I need some suggestions as to what to do, here are some of my options: > > 1. Establish a large RAID array which grabs the files from each machine and > periodically dumps to tape. > 2. Establish smaller RAID arrays which handle logical groupings of machines > and periodically dumps to tape. > 3. Establish some sort of networked tape device which can directly backup > all the machines. > > It seems number one would take too long so the backups might extend for > more then 24 hours. Number 2 could be a good idea but uses more tapes and > more machines. Number 3 might have the same drawback(s) as number 1. > > Please offer your thoughts/suggestions/experiences. > > Thanx, > Randy Katz > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Labor, n.: One of the processes by which A acquires property for B. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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