From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 28 15:37:36 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7999B16A46D for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:37:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5F4713C478 for ; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:37:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l8SFaOrP053657; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:36:24 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l8SFaOfl053656; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:36:24 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:36:24 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: dhaneshk k Message-ID: <20070928153624.GC53396@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <226ae0c60709270712h3f862342t65da549364a4f3d5@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: david.robillard@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, terry@sucked-in.com Subject: Re: Backup Solution 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, 28 Sep 2007 15:37:36 -0000 On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 06:11:14AM +0000, dhaneshk k wrote: > Hi everybody , > > I like to know the different backup techniques that is very cheaper (I > cant go for a SAN, mirror .. even if I can purchase those,please excuse me > because I believe more productivity @ less resources )for my webserver, but > any solution logicaly the cheapest one ,by which I can restore all the data > that I have just before the server crash(if it occurs) > > What I followed was I configured a crontab in mydesktop PC which will run > rsync utility through ssh to my webserver at 23 rd hour of a day . so I > can get incremntal backup of the directories and database ( that I > configuerd for rsync )daily . > > But I want a solution through that I can restore my server without any data > lose (ex: if the server crashes at 23.30 hour then that 30 minutes data I > lose ). You are stuck with some kind of real time mirroring then. There is no backup solution that doesn't have at least a little lag. There are also socalled 'bare-metal' solutions such as Acronis, but in some sense, they are also a form of mirror/softupdate/journaling that may cost you possibly more than you want - given what you say above and are still vulnerable to a physical disk failure without additional backup and if you have to revert to one of those backups, then you have that lag loss. A mirror of a checksumming raid with periodic backups is probably the best you can get without getting in to huge money. The only question is your backup media. Tape is the old standby and still works, but takes a long time. Additional large disks are becoming popular because they are fast and easy but can get expensive when the dump takes more than one for a full dump. ////jerry > > So many experts here in this mailing lists can suggest their techniques > for a full system recovery(& backup solutions) after the crash without any > data lose. > > Your kind responses will help me lot > Thanks in advance > KK > > _________________________________________________________________ > Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in > http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=220 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"