On Nov 24 2005, Andy wrote: > Hello List, Hi, Andy.
> I wonder if I might ask the list's opinion about which hardware I should > use to store the off-site backups on? (...) > - external hard drives connected through a USB2 or firewire interface This (an external PATA drive in a dual USB2/Firewire enclosure) is the solution that I have been using for quite some time now. In fact, I'm only using the Firewire side of it and it works quite well for all my needs. > Q) Is hot-plug supported for external hard disks connected through a > USB2 or firewire interface? Yes, at least for Firewire and USB 1.1. > My script can umount and mount as necessary, but I would like to avoid > reboots if possible. No reboots needed here. > Q) Do you foresee any problems configuring LVM or software RAID on top > of removable or external disks? I have never used LVM, though. I'm only using this external disk as a way of backup/exchange of data among filesystems. Hope this helps, Rogério Brito. -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
