On 7/12/11 2:31 AM, Andrew Ford wrote: > My setup is somewhat simpler. My BackupPC datastore is stored on a > 700GB LVM logical volume on a 1TB disk, and I have 3 external 1TB eSATA > disks. Each week I make a snapshot of the BackupPC logical volume and > "dd" the snapshot volume to one of the external disks (takes about 2 > hours) and then "cmp" the snapshot volume and the raw partition on the > external disk. The newest backup disk lives at home, I take the next > oldest in to work and keep it in my desk, and bring the oldest disk home. > > Andrew >
Simple is good. I also use 3 external eSATA drives. I haven't tried this yet but I was considering using a cron job to run the command line command that generates a large tar file of the backup. I had a complete hard disk failure 7 months ago and this was how I moved the data from the backuppc machine to the new replacement drive on my server. The only thing I would have to do is remember to cycle the disks. Any comments on pros/cons to this method? Thank you, -- gimili ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Storage Efficiency Calculator This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data to the right place. Try It Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ _______________________________________________ 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/
