From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 12:30:32 2003 Return-Path: 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 1842E37B401 for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:30:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from lists.travelguides.com (www.travelguides.com [64.39.31.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 16BDB43FBD for ; Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:30:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cliff@travelguides.com) Received: (qmail 27621 invoked by uid 7791); 4 Apr 2003 12:31:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO TECH2) (12.236.209.89) by 0 with SMTP; 4 Apr 2003 12:31:29 -0000 Message-ID: <029601c2fae9$46fffa20$6801a8c0@TECH2> From: "Cliff" To: References: <027e01c2fae7$128c9e30$6801a8c0@TECH2> <02cd01c31272$2113e6f0$728d3a40@user> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:32:14 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: Re: Backup/RAID dillema X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 20:30:32 -0000 Sounds like a great idea... Do you reccomend something like wiping the extra drive clean and installing freebsd on it, then just have cvsup run locally every night to transfer all of the files over? ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Ashworth" To: "Cliff" Cc: Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: Re: Backup/RAID dillema > Cliff, > > Why don't you throw another hard drive in and run off of another > pre-installed IDE channel? Obviously, if you're already using all your > channels, this wouldn't work, but it's probably the cheapest method since > people normally pay mucho $$$ for bandwidth. > > A second server is usually too much $$$ unless you already have a second > need for another server. Using CVSup to another server, however, could be > the answer that you're looking for assuming you have your own network and > aren't shelling out mega bucks for a second server. > > CVSup updates only files needing to be updated (i.e., the newer files > only),...if you want, thus saving bandwidth. > > Hope this helps! > > Thanks, > Will Ashworth > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff" > To: > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:16 PM > Subject: Backup/RAID dillema > > > > I am looking for a reliable backup system to be able to have the least > > downtime possible in the case of a disk failure or the likes. My host does > > not support tape backup for FreeBSD, nor do they support hardware IDE RAID > > for it. I am down to almost no option besides vinum, but from what I see > in > > the vinum tutorials you must have a fresh install of FreeBSD to be able to > > use it in mirroring mode. Does anyone know of a way to have reliable data > > backup that can suit my needs? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > >