Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-25 Thread Bernd Schoeller
On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 01:18:07PM -0700, Whyzzi wrote: > Interesting idea, and have to admit I didn't think of it. There is a > second HD ide hard drive slaved in the mail server, as well. I could > use the likes of DD or dump/restore onto the second drive (slave). > Last time I did that (dump/res

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-24 Thread Nick Holland
Steve Shockley wrote: > Whyzzi wrote: >> Hi gang. Running a lightweight mail server here (50 users total) on >> OpenBSD, and being the cheap bastard that I am I am looking forward to >> scripting a nightly backup onto some DVD-RW media. Can I assume that >> dump/restore is out of the question becau

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Steve Shockley
Whyzzi wrote: Hi gang. Running a lightweight mail server here (50 users total) on OpenBSD, and being the cheap bastard that I am I am looking forward to scripting a nightly backup onto some DVD-RW media. Can I assume that dump/restore is out of the question because of the special commands burners

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Paul de Weerd
On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 02:43:29PM -0600, L. V. Lammert wrote: | The biggest disadvantage is that you're maintaining a single remote copy; | if you wish more than one historical version you must manage separately. Check out the --link-dest option to rsync. Consider the following snippet of a shell

[OT] Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Matthias Kilian
[Marked OT, since not specially related to OpenBSD] On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 01:18:07PM -0700, Whyzzi wrote: > Interesting idea, and have to admit I didn't think of it. There is a > second HD ide hard drive slaved in the mail server, as well. I could > use the likes of DD or dump/restore onto the s

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Andrew Dalgleish
On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 11:51:14AM -0600, L. V. Lammert wrote: > Better recommendation - rsync /home to an external system (especially if > you're using Maildir). WAY less overhead! You can even backup more often. > An archive machine is less costly than a bundle of DVD-RWs, and you don't > have

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread L. V. Lammert
At 01:18 PM 12/23/2005 -0700, Whyzzi wrote: Interesting idea, and have to admit I didn't think of it. There is a second HD ide hard drive slaved in the mail server, as well. I could use the likes of DD or dump/restore onto the second drive (slave). Last time I did that (dump/restore), I screwed u

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Whyzzi
Interesting idea, and have to admit I didn't think of it. There is a second HD ide hard drive slaved in the mail server, as well. I could use the likes of DD or dump/restore onto the second drive (slave). Last time I did that (dump/restore), I screwed up though, which is why a second backup method

Re: Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread L. V. Lammert
At 10:17 AM 12/23/2005 -0700, Whyzzi wrote: Hi gang. Running a lightweight mail server here (50 users total) on OpenBSD, and being the cheap bastard that I am I am looking forward to scripting a nightly backup onto some DVD-RW media. Can I assume that dump/restore is out of the question because o

Backup Techniques onto DVD+-RW

2005-12-23 Thread Whyzzi
Hi gang. Running a lightweight mail server here (50 users total) on OpenBSD, and being the cheap bastard that I am I am looking forward to scripting a nightly backup onto some DVD-RW media. Can I assume that dump/restore is out of the question because of the special commands burners require to begi