On 03/28/2018 10:17 AM, Ethan via cctalk wrote: >> I know of no RAID setup that can save me >from stupid. > > I use rsync. I manually rsync the working disks to the backup disks > every week or two. Working disks have the shares to other hosts. If > something happens to that data, deleted by accident or encrypted by > malware. Meh.
I don't even use rsync. I have a duplicate system just off to my left installed with the same software. Every time I reach a "good enough" point, I simply do a "tar czf ..." on my work area and ftp the resulting code to the other machine. i.e., it's basically a "rolling" backup. The second system is always one set of system updates behind the current one, which provides some insurance. Should disaster strike, I need only use my other system with the latest backup and I'm back up and running in a matter minutes. But that still doesn't save me from stupid. A second cup of coffee could do that... --Chuck
