[Wiltshire] Linux meeting in Swindon

[Andrew Meredith]

Simon Fryer wrote:
> The document also provides an entry point to start to think about
> disaster recovery, how this can be easily achieved etc.

These days, on new builds particularly, I tend to use a 3rd (and 4th 
etc) disk the same size as the first two, in a USB/Firewire/e-SATA 
caddy, and set it up as a "Write Mostly" mirror. This can then be 
switched in and out with other disks. You end up with a disk that can be 
used to boot a new machine should the old one go up in smoke.

File recovery backups can be done direct to disk onto a vgdata volume, 
that is also, of course, part of the data set on the 3 mirrors. Backups 
and restores are quicker. DR is quicker. The startlingly low cost of 
disks making this a practical proposition.

Andy M


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