> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-devel-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Bernardo Innocenti > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:54 PM > To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core > Subject: Re: FC4 kernel performance > > Paul A Houle wrote: > > > Disk-based backup ~is~ viable in various forms. For instance, > > it's quite practical to back up stuff disk to a USB 2.0 or Firewire > > drive, and it will finish faster than paint dries. I've found that > > network backup onto disks works too: but anything that's marketed > > explictly as a product for backup seems to be a scam. > > My favourite backup method is rsync'ing to an HD of the same > size, mounted on another server in a different room. > > This way I can run daily, unattended backups and be > reasonably protected against fire and robbery. > > Today, hard disks are larger, faster, more affordable and > more reliable than tapes or other removable media. > > If only I could use a compressed r/w filesystem for the > backup disk, I'd save a few bucks. JFFS2 is the only mature > filesystem that can do that, but it doesn't appear to be > usable with very large partitions. > > -- > // Bernardo Innocenti - Develer S.r.l., R&D dept. > \X/ http://www.develer.com/ > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > > I've run into a similar problem, I've been giving Amanda a try. It supports a backup to disk mode and I stick the backups onto a NAS device, I've had a few problems but not many... 2 cents. -Mike -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
