Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:15:50 -0600 From: David Deaven <deaven@execpc.com> To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Backup - opinions wanted Message-ID: <200001270611.AAA00163@pop04.execpc.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:03:26 EST." <v03007802b4b160a070ba@[192.168.0.3]>
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I have been using a CDRW drive, and am very happy. My system requires 5 CDs for a level 0 backup (full backup), so it is about 5 * 650Mb ~ 3.2Gb. I run a daily perl script via periodic(8) which backs up unix filesystems (with dump(8)) and msdos filesystems (with tar(1) with timestamps), and do level 0, 1, and 2 backups. The level 1 and 2 backups go daily, I start a fresh CD with a level 1 and keep adding level 2 backups in multisession tracks (use mkisofs(1) and cdrecord(1)), until the level 1 backups are requiring 200-300Mb, then it's time for another level 0, done manually. All CD data written gets verified by the script. Works like a charm. So, unless you have a really big system, do not discount CDRW drives. they are cheap and reliable these days, and you can use them for other cool stuff besides backups, too. >I need to start doing backups. To that end, I'd like people's opinions on whic >h >hardware I should buy. Presumably some sort of tape drive, but which one(s) do >you like/hate? Why? > >The ideal system would use reasonably-priced and widely-available media, and >would not itself be horrifically expensive (like DLT). It also would not make >too much noise when idle. (As opposed to the external SCSI tape drive I had >years ago, whose fan screamed like a banshee whenever the drive was powered >on.) > >The system in question is running 3.1R and has a Tekram DC390F SCSI card. It >will need to back up itself, another FreeBSD box (3.2R) and a Macintosh (8.1). > >Thanks in advance for your thoughts! > > >-- >Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org >[place witty saying here] > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- ------------------------------------- David Deaven deaven@execpc.com http://www.execpc.com/~deaven To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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