Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 10:36:02 -0400 From: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backing up FreeBSD and other Unix systems securely Message-ID: <EC8E6964-3789-4A23-AD06-955361EDDA0B@identry.com> In-Reply-To: <20090518135711.GB99336@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <26face530905170912m3ca8b762nd0cfadc7db34da6f@mail.gmail.com> <20090518135711.GB99336@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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> > Is there any possibility of using your own media locally - such as > tape or a large USB attached disk? If security is such a primary > concern, I can't see sending the data to that type of offsite thing. > > Get a couple of large USB SATAs and use dump(8) to back the stuff up > on them. Write them encrypted if you need. I'd have to agree with this... After looking at a lot of options, I ended up building a simple freebsd server and connected it to my main server on a separate ethernet port via a twisted ethernet cable. Thus, the server and backup server had a 'private', high speed connection and I can pump tons of data through that connection without paying my colo provider for that bandwidth. A whole server, rather than a USB drive might be overkill, but its a little more flexible, and I can use the backup server for a DNS server, and a few other things, as well. -- John
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