> Yes use dd (or even better dd-rescue that is restartable and gives progress > indication) for big pools. For smaller pools you might use "cp -a" or "rsync > -aH" (restartable). You have to find out the practical upper limit for the > latter methods depending on your requirements.
Thanks for dd-rescue suggestion, i'll take a look at it > Another alternative is to use at least three disks in a rotating scheme and > RAID1. (Those of you who have been reading the list for more than a few days > are > getting tired of hearing this by now, I imagine...!) Say you have three disks > labeled 1, 2 and 3. Then you would rotate them according to the schedule > below, > which guarantees that: > - there is always at least one disk in the BackupPC server. > - there is always at least one disk in the off-site storage. > - all disks are never at the same location. > > 1 2 3 (a = attached, o = off-site) > a o o > a a o -> RAID sync > o a o > o a a -> RAID sync > o o a > a o a -> RAID sync > . . . > i'll try this too, where i have a raid or i need it thanks! Ermanno ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
