On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 03:17 +0100, M. Hamzah Khan wrote: > On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 21:10 -0400, Robert Heller wrote: > > At Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:40:17 +0100 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > My home server just had a disk failure a few weeks ago and like a lot of > > > people I haven't ever really made backups on a regular basis. So I was > > > looking into backup solutions which will save me from this situation > > > again. > > > Hi Why not use external eSATA/USB disks which are only connected and powered up when required. Very simple, very low disk usage, unlikely to fail ? Multiple copies if required Not power surge vulnerable Can be stored off site For day to day incremental backup eSATA/USB 32GB Throttle stick Reasonably fast - in my pocket John _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos