Hmm - but seriously, if you were doing Disk->Disk->Tape, why not look at Disk->Ram->Disk/Tape
If the service is down whilst you make the backup, then backing up to a RAM disk would be faster than any alternative (provided the source can provide the data fast enough). Then move the backup to another disk or tape Cheers Ken -----Original Message----- From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2011 11:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RAMDisk Prevalence? I'm reasonably sure that was a joke. -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 10:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: RAMDisk Prevalence? > I backup to a RAM disk. It's much faster that way. At best, that's only a temporary backup. Useful if you're changing a file and need to revert to the previous version rather quickly. Otherwise, as soon as that machine goes down for any reason, your backup starts to fade rather quickly. Some of the compressed-air-ram-freezing techniques may be useful here, but unless you're nearby soon, you're out of luck. -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:29 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: RAMDisk Prevalence? On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Sam Cayze <sca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Haven't heard of the notion of using RAMdisks in AGES. Are people > still using them? I backup to a RAM disk. It's much faster that way. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
