[Tfug] Backup program for Linux

[Paul Lemmons]

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Subject: Re:[Tfug] Backup program for Linux
From: Tyler Nienhouse <flakeparadigm at gmail.com>
To: Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org>
Date: 02/16/2009 04:16 PM
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 16:14, Paul Lemmons <paul at lemmons.name 
> <mailto:paul at lemmons.name>> wrote:
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>     Subject: [Tfug] Backup program for Linux
>     From: Tyler Nienhouse <flakeparadigm at gmail.com
>     <mailto:flakeparadigm at gmail.com>>
>     To: TFUG <tfug at tfug.org <mailto:tfug at tfug.org>>
>     Date: 02/16/2009 04:07 PM
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>         I am working on setting up a storage server in my home and
>         plan to have two hard drives in. One for the main data and on
>         as a back up. Does anyone know of a good backup program that
>         can keep basically a live backup to where both of the hard
>         drives have the same information on them.
>
>         Thanks,
>         Tyler
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>     Would you want to mirror the drives? This would keep the two
>     drives in sync in case of a failure but would not protect you from
>     the "Drat! I did not meant to delete *that* file!" problems.
>     Mirroring also has some performance advantages.
>
>     -- 
>     Sometimes I wonder.  Were our faith able to stand upright and look
>     around, would it be looking down at the mustard seed or standing
>     in awe of the height and breadth of it.
>
>     I was actually planning this for security against hardware
>     failure, but mirroring sounds like it might be the best.
>
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I did a quick Google search on linux raid-1 disk mirror and came up with:

http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-ubuntu8.04-with-software-raid1

Take a look and see if this would work for you. It is ubuntu specific 
but should be valid for most any distrib.

-- 
Sometimes I wonder.  Were our faith able to stand upright and look around, would it be looking down at the mustard seed or standing in awe of the height and breadth of it.

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