Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:29:55 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Backup strategy (Was: Large block size for very large files) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901191125340.24207-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <199901191916.OAA25001@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
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On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Crist J. Clark wrote: > I was trying to use a Jaz disk as a raw device for backup purposes. In > the end, I found it more convenient to put a filesystem on it and pay > the overhead cost in return for putting multiple dumps in multiple > files (and then being able to gzip old dumps too! ;). I thought about trying that - but decided against it for the reasons you name, plus one more. With the stuff on a file system, I have the option of dumping them off to a CDR for archival purposes. What did you do for level 0s? Not multiple Jaz disks, certainly? I dumped to a Jaz cartridge with a tape size set to just barely smaller than a CD, then copied those to a CD. It makes level 0s painful, but it's relatively cheap, and I'll be keeping them for a *long* time. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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