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On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:49:23 +0800 (CST), Stephen Liu wrote: |
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> I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user a |
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> duplicate copy will be saved automatically on |
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> /mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to |
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> replication/mirroring. Thus the USB enclosure can be used as a mobile |
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> storage device and can be plugged in on any Linux PC. |
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You could set up a RAID-1 array on the two devices. Auto-detect RAID |
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information is saved at the end of the device, so it can still be used as |
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a standalone drive/partition when connected to something else. One |
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advantage of RAID is that if you run with the device disconnected and |
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then connect it, the RAID will be updated in the background. |
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I've not tried this, so don't blame me if you lose data or your cat |
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catches fire :( |
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Neil Bothwick |
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BUFFERS=20 FILES=15 2nd down, 4th quarter, 5 yards to go! |