On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 15:42, Brian Ashe wrote: > > B> 4. If I go with a raid, is tape backup still necessary on a daily basis? > > ALWAYS DO BACKUPS!!! > RAID is not some magic solution that would eliminate the many ways that data > can get destroyed.
I have also witnessed the results of a RAID controller that decided to corrupt data and not report it to the OS. The admins finally realized it when the system crashed when the error was in the swap file. By that time, a lot of data had been mangled and they restored it all from tape. Even on my home systems, I do daily backups of at least the user data. A large-capacity disk drive is frequently cheaper than a decent tape drive, a bunch of tapes and the hassle of managing them. It depends on what you think should happen if the the sprinkler system decides to dump all over your computer. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
