From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 15 19:21:51 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69E3416A41F for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:21:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1620743D45 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:21:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1DtVkr-000PlH-RL; Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:21:50 -0600 In-Reply-To: <42D80B5D.6060107@mac.com> References: <38171.1121430073@thrush.ravenbrook.com> <42D7EBDE.8030807@mac.com> <42D80B5D.6060107@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v733) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <9645FE68-04AE-4B74-AB33-4746A609E317@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:21:49 -0600 To: Chuck Swiger X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20, GREYLIST_ISWHITE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.2 (built Mon May 30 00:43:02 MDT 2005) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on hobbiton.shire.net) Cc: Nick Barnes , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: better disk reliability on a desktop machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:21:51 -0000 On Jul 15, 2005, at 1:15 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > >> On Jul 15, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: >> > [ ... ] > >>> Hard drives provide near-online backup, but only a single full >>> iteration. You can do incrementals to DVD or CD-RW or tape, and >>> keep many iterations handy, which is far more reliable. >>> >> If you use dump/restore you can do iterative backups to a spare HD >> as well... >> > > Sure. But a single spare HD is a single point of failure. Having > one tape per week or per month going back 10 or 100 tapes gives > much more redundancy.... Better yet -- using dump, backup to HD and then copy that dump file to tape or CD/DVD or another HD... I use 2 HDs and alternate which one I dump to each week. Chad > > -- > -Chuck > > --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net