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On Thu, 2012-10-04 at 02:38 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> My new machine is working very well -- thanks again for the advice -- , |
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> tho' the sighing noise from the CPU fan is a bit trying (smile), |
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> & I'm considering setting up an incremental back-up system |
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> so that if the SSD collapses, |
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> I can restore everything from files stored on the HDD without re-installing. |
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> I already have an adequate set-up of back-ups, incl off-site copies, |
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> which ensures my personal files + configs cb restored, |
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> but it involves some human intervention from me at various times |
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> & I would have to re-install all the system + Portage stuff. |
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> What do people who do incremental back-ups use ? |
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dirvish - its in portage |
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"In other news, I've learned from the director of the Oregon State |
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University Open Source Lab that they will be backing up their servers |
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with dirvish. These servers are the primary mirror sites for Mozilla, |
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Kernel.org, Gentoo, Drupal, and other major open source projects." |
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This is from the dirvish website in 2005 when I started using it - if |
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its good enough for those guys ... |
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I am still using it on multiple systems without problems. Space |
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efficient versioned backups. The website is a bit out of date, but |
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there is still dev going on behind the scenes as shown by googling - |
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solid and reliable so doesnt need to change much. |
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Recommended. |
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BillK |
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