Re: How to run a backup server?

[John Hudak <jjhudak@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know the details of what you are attempting, however, from my reading of the issue, you want a reliable backup of your server configuration.  Someone suggested a VPS which, in my mind is a reasonable solution. I interpreted your reaction to this possibility as way too expensive because of the size of the DB that must be moved onto the VPS. While the db may not cost you money (but it actually does b/c you need to buy the disks plus your maintenance is whatever $/hr your put on your time), the orgs that offer the VPS do put a price on it. There is a conflict in this scenario...The size of the DB conflicts with the VPS approach.

As in Igor's posting reference,  spending money should be the initial consideration, as it will probably free up time for things that address more important orgazational concerns. Often times, spending time figuring out clever code solutions turns out to be 'penny wise and dollar foolish'.  
The approach to do it yourself, as you pointed out, may not be that difficult.  If there are concerns related to the 'roll your own' approach, such as time, or cost, etc, then they need to be considered as well.

-J

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Lester Caine <lester@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

John Hudak wrote:

Hmmm well in *that* case, seems like your choices are:
1. pay for VPS
2. relax your constraint about 5 TB of data
3. build a server center from the ground up with reliable power (among
other things).

Pays yer money, takes yer choice. You may *like* to use a real DB, but
are you willing to pay for it?  Seems like an unresolvable conflict to me.

My point was more - it's not expensive or difficult to do what was originally asked for yourself! The database costs ME nothing, automatically handles replication between sites, and can be expanded to any size. Some firebird powered sites are runing databases in the hundreds of Gigabytes - and simply replicate critical business data across machines. Middle layer simply accesses an available machine.

I keep being told I can 'save money' by only paying for what I need using one of these virtual systems, but in my case I'd also have to loose capability to get things DOWN to the level I currently pay. There is no conflict ... the problem is more one of what you need the backup for? That will determin which is the best route.

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