Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 15:34:09 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" <dave@hawk-systems.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: restoring dumps from crashed drive Message-ID: <284454859.1067268849@raptor> In-Reply-To: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNGEEIGFAC.dave@hawk-systems.com> References: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNGEEIGFAC.dave@hawk-systems.com>
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--On 27 October 2003 09:41 -0500 "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" <dave@hawk-systems.com> wrote: > The dissapointment (or misunderstanding on my part of what dump/restore > could handle) is that the hardware was identical, including the new hard > drive make/model. Absolutely nothing had changed, it just didn't seem up > to the task of restoring over a basic file system. > > one of those "never know if it worksuntill you have a disaster"... well > we had one, and it didn't. You know you should really test this stuff, before finding out it doesn't work for a 'live system' problem? :) We've used dump here for ages - and we've tested it (and continue to test it every now and again by getting a spare machine together and doing a full restore to it) - as well as testing the actual dumped data. I'm not saying just because it works for us, it's perfect, or always going to work - but just to let you know, there are some people out there using it, for whom it does actually work :-) Regards, Karl
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