Have you backed your work up lately? - Page 2

tickler · 2005-01-11, 11:57 PM

Yeah, backups can be a major pain! I really should do them more often though. Most of my stuff is backed up 2-3 times on other boxes on my network. 3 NasLite boxes with 480gB each, plus my main box with 360 gB. Not counting the laptop.

When I do do backups, I use an incremental CD-burner program that keeps adding to the external USB CDRW. When it gets full, I make a copy and drop it in the safety deposit box.

Most of the data I have on the system though is from a client. Partial files from a 4 tB DB. I just grab a couple of 120gB drives when I go to their office, and load them up. One of my machines has a removable hard drive tray, so it's just a matter of pop the drives in and away I go.

The client is setup top end with scheduled backups to tape magazines, and offsite storage at several of the data storage companies nuke proof bunkers.

LeeNoga · 2005-01-12, 12:39 AM

Right ON you are!

Outlook sucks donkey...! I keep swearing every time I have to rebuild a system I am NOT using outlook...

Lee puffs her chest out with total confidence.

Then the company gives me a laptop and its all configured for outlook...Sheesh, there is no getting around Bill Gates.

So here I am once again with OutSnook but this time I am going to export my email to a backup file.

At least I use Mozilla as a browser :-)

dareutwo · 2005-01-13, 12:51 PM

I back up everything weekly.

Been there, done that. (ie lost everything)

Just write a simple perl script to create tar files for each domain.

Then download while you're at the cabin, or simply taking a day off

2005-01-11, 11:57 PM	#26
tickler If there is nobody out there, that's a lot of real estate going to waste! Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,177	Yeah, backups can be a major pain! I really should do them more often though. Most of my stuff is backed up 2-3 times on other boxes on my network. 3 NasLite boxes with 480gB each, plus my main box with 360 gB. Not counting the laptop. When I do do backups, I use an incremental CD-burner program that keeps adding to the external USB CDRW. When it gets full, I make a copy and drop it in the safety deposit box. Most of the data I have on the system though is from a client. Partial files from a 4 tB DB. I just grab a couple of 120gB drives when I go to their office, and load them up. One of my machines has a removable hard drive tray, so it's just a matter of pop the drives in and away I go. The client is setup top end with scheduled backups to tape magazines, and offsite storage at several of the data storage companies nuke proof bunkers. __________________ Latina Twins, Solo, NN, Hardcore Latin Teen Cash

2005-01-12, 12:39 AM	#27
LeeNoga WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 47	Right ON you are! Outlook sucks donkey...! I keep swearing every time I have to rebuild a system I am NOT using outlook... Lee puffs her chest out with total confidence. Then the company gives me a laptop and its all configured for outlook...Sheesh, there is no getting around Bill Gates. So here I am once again with OutSnook but this time I am going to export my email to a backup file. At least I use Mozilla as a browser :-) __________________ XBangCash -13 - REALITY sites, EXCLUSIVE content. Console or Console FREE

2005-01-13, 12:51 PM	#28
dareutwo You can't disprove anything with evidence that doesn't exist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NW Minnesota - pop 865 +/- 1 Posts: 2,038	I back up everything weekly. Been there, done that. (ie lost everything) Just write a simple perl script to create tar files for each domain. Then download while you're at the cabin, or simply taking a day off __________________ This is me Mark's-Links