Hi, > Von: Andy Canfield [mailto:andy.canfi...@pimco.mobi] > > And make /backup a separate filesystem, preferably on a different host > > or some disk storage that runs independently from the host. > In Linux a separate "filesystem" is often another partition on the hard > disk, and thus not to be trusted too much. For safety an external hard > disk, flushed, should be good enough. No need for an entire other host. > Yes?
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