Date: 06 Dec 2004 11:56:44 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Noah" <admin2@enabled.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: drive bootable check? Message-ID: <44k6rvjrg3.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20041205050828.M731@enabled.com> References: <20041205050828.M731@enabled.com>
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"Noah" <admin2@enabled.com> writes: > FreeBSD-4.9 > > 1) I have a second backup drive in my sevrer that I am currently rsync'ing > every 24 hours. I like the fact that there is a little bit of a stagger > between the drives. is there a better option then rsync'ing? That depends on your goals in this backup. If fast recovery from a drive loss is your only criterion, RAID would be better, but swapping it into a completely different machine might be harder. And neither one protects you from losing the whole machine, of course. > 2) How can I verify if this drive is bootable? If I loose the main > drive - I want to just swap the backup in and boot from it. any > clues here? Nothing you can check "live" will be nearly as certain as trying it.
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