-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eberhard Roloff wrote: > G T Smith wrote: >> Carlos E. R. wrote: >>> The Sunday 2007-05-27 at 07:53 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
<Stuff Deleted> >>> Absolutely. > > Well, "data safety" setup is difficult for home use. However, as has > been pointed out before, usb-storage is cheap. In comparison to what? In comparison to equivalent HD in a USB drive caddy maybe. In comparison to 10/20Gb tape definitely. In comparison to a DVD definitely not. You can get the advantange of random RW which is damn difficult on most media orientated DVD/CD devices and media. (DVD-RAM is possible if can find the media and an appropriate device) For example, I use > rsnapshot to do full backups, using symlinks. That's smart, because it > works automatically, and it in fact "only safes" differential data, > while still maintaining a "full backup anytime" structure that makes it > ease to revert to previous (backup-)versions. You can configure it to > backup yearly, monthly, daily, hourly, minutely..., whatever you need, > according to your needs. This is a good serious professional tool, but unfortunately to get the most out it you need to be a good serious professional. << stuff deleted >> >> >> The only solution I can see is the use of external media sets. While >> commercial outfits can afford the hardware and personnel to make >> differential systems work well with external media and more >> sophisticated strategies, there is not really anything reliable and easy >> to use for home users in this category. >> >> > Well, while this may be true, I would think that most home users will be > ok with an automated, regularly scheduled backup of different > hours/days,weeks/monthes/years... to external media. > Yep but with what? I think Verity Stobs summarises the situation of machine deterioration rather succinctly in the link below... > http://www.ddj.com/184405140 I am certain that someone can come up with equivalent metrics for linux:-) > In case that does not suffice, you might add a few more portable > usb-harddisks, that you store externally at a remote location away from > your computer. As in many cases this would lead to a additional 40% -50% of home user machine cost in backup storage so I doubt it is a goer. They spend the same much in DVDs in the end but it not an up front financial jolt so more likely to be born. > > If that does not do the trick, imho your needs are ripe for a > professional backup solution that needs a professional budget, accordingly. > The difficulty is many of the current home solutions are dire. GHOST has degenerated from being something very useful to both windows and linux users to being a temperamental monster. Most others solutions require some understanding of backup cycles, and systems management. > > regards > Eberhard > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGXU/IasN0sSnLmgIRAmobAJsG3wUoIkNTNyE6GVDYuyZeMoZFGwCeLkAR zc77N1RE5aZPlY96dv0aW4g= =blhl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
