Kimball
> backing up /etc/, /var/lib/mysql/ (customer databases are important)
if you're going to back up the database binaries directly, the database
server should be stopped. Another approach is to do something like
mysqldump, but if you're not using transactions your backup might be
racing wit
Have you looked into any large storage solutions such as NetApp or EMC?
Personally, I recommend NetApp - since I support it. :-)
It works in either a SAN (Storage Area Network) or NAS (Network Attached
Storage) environment.
In your case, you'd want to do SAN, that it set up a virtual drive which
Sounds more like a job for Postgresql / slony / pgpool
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Lonnie Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 1:51 PM, William Attwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > If there isn't anyone, I'm looking for (other than RTFM) sources of
> > informatio
On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 12:06 -0600, Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote:
> What then, about the design of so many routers, causes the connections,
> whether ssh sessions or others to fail?
In order for NAT to work long-term you have to expire mappings that
haven't been used in a while so that you can add new
+++ Lonnie Olson [22/05/08 12:01 -0600]:
>
> > I can connect to and log into the server just fine. The session works great
> > as long as I am actively doing something in the shell. However, if I let it
> > sit idle for (it seems) < 1 minute, the session seems to just lock up.
>
> Many consumer
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Kimball Larsen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I occasionally have to remotely admin a server at the office from home.
>
> I have it set up to only allow a few hosts access via ssh, and my home
> static IP is on the permitted list. (using hosts.allow, hosts.deny)
>
>
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Kimball Larsen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have heard (and shared) differing opinions about what bits of a linux box
> really should be backed up in order to resurrect a system after something
> like catastrophic hard drive failure.
>
> I am curious what the con
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 1:51 PM, William Attwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If there isn't anyone, I'm looking for (other than RTFM) sources of
> information on setting up a cluster for hundreds of millions of records. Do
> you know or know anyone that is familiar with large datasets and clust
On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Kimball Larsen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I occasionally have to remotely admin a server at the office from home.
>
> I have it set up to only allow a few hosts access via ssh, and my home
> static IP is on the permitted list. (using hosts.allow, hosts.deny)
>
>
Kimball Larsen wrote:
I have heard (and shared) differing opinions about what bits of a linux
box really should be backed up in order to resurrect a system after
something like catastrophic hard drive failure.
As much as you can afford to back up. If you need to cut corners,
skipping /usr is
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