Backup/RAID dillema

[William Ashworth]

Cliff,

FreeBSD is going to format everything as prepare the OS as far as I am
aware.  FYI - nowadays, you can get a new hard drive for about $1/mb, so
it's really your best bet, however, if your ISP's down, you're screwed,
that's where a second server becomes incredibly handy.

As far as maybe a low level format or something to start from a factory
formatted drive, check the manufacturer for a configuration utility (almost
EVERY manufacturer has one)...this will let you do a low level format and
restore to pretty much a factory default.

RE: CVSup....correct.  Just run only hte new files.,...there's special
commands you use.  Please check the MAN page for this.

Thanks,
Will Ashworth



----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff" <cliff at travelguides.com>
To: <questions at freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Backup/RAID dillema


> Sounds like a great idea... Do you reccomend something like wiping the
extra
> drive clean and installing freebsd on it, then just have cvsup run locally
> every night to transfer all of the files over?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Ashworth" <willybaby12345 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Cliff" <cliff at travelguides.com>
> Cc: <questions at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Backup/RAID dillema
>
>
> > Cliff,
> >
> > Why don't you throw another hard drive in and run off of another
> > pre-installed IDE channel?  Obviously, if you're already using all your
> > channels, this wouldn't work, but it's probably the cheapest method
since
> > people normally pay mucho $$$ for bandwidth.
> >
> > A second server is usually too much $$$ unless you already have a second
> > need for another server.  Using CVSup to another server, however, could
be
> > the answer that you're looking for assuming you have your own network
and
> > aren't shelling out mega bucks for a second server.
> >
> > CVSup updates only files needing to be updated (i.e., the newer files
> > only),...if you want, thus saving bandwidth.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Will Ashworth
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cliff" <cliff at travelguides.com>
> > To: <questions at freebsd.org>
> > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:16 PM
> > Subject: Backup/RAID dillema
> >
> >
> > > I am looking for a reliable backup system to be able to have the least
> > > downtime possible in the case of a disk failure or the likes. My host
> does
> > > not support tape backup for FreeBSD, nor do they support hardware IDE
> RAID
> > > for it. I am down to almost no option besides vinum, but from what I
see
> > in
> > > the vinum tutorials you must have a fresh install of FreeBSD to be
able
> to
> > > use it in mirroring mode. Does anyone know of a way to have reliable
> data
> > > backup that can suit my needs?
> > >
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