just to get you started with another back up h.d
#!/bin/sh

export
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin

LIST="rootfs usr data data2"

for d in $LIST; do
mount /backup/$d
rsync -ax --exclude fstab
--delete /$d/ /backup/$d/
umount /backup/$d
done

DAY=`date "+%A"`

rsync -a --delete
/usr/local/apache /data2/backups/$DAY
rsync -a --delete /data/solid
/data2/backups/$DAY



atec77 wrote:

> rsync .. either to a winblows machine , another linux box on the network
> or an extra hard drive installed for the specific purpose of a mirror..
> very very cheap and the scripts are easy.... google for them... only
> possible problem is the cpu can take a short term maxing...
> Have fun
>
> Sotiris Tsaftaris wrote:
>
> > Hello all I am looking into purchasing a tape backup drive for our
> > server.
> >
> > The server is a Intel Xeon server running Redhat linux 8.0
> > We have a 200GB HD which is mirrored on another 200GB.
> >
> > To be safe we want to buy a backup solution for our setup.
> >
> > Our requirements are:
> >
> > Atleast 80 GB capacity
> > Linux compatibility
> > Reliability
> > Price
> >
> > After a bit of searching it boiled down to:
> >
> > 1] Exabyte VXA-2. VXA-2 Technology, 80GB/160GB
> > (compressed/uncompressed), tranfer rate 6MB/s, price ~$1000, media
> > price ~$100.
> >
> > 2] Quantum DLT vs160. DLT (?) Technology, 80GB/160GB
> > (compressed/uncompressed), tranfer rate 8MB/s, price ~$1800, media
> > price ~$70.
> >
> > 3] Quantum DLT 8000. DLT Technology, 40GB/80GB
> > (compressed/uncompressed), tranfer rate 6MB/s, price ~$2000, media
> > price ~$70.
> >
> > I am only inlcuding the 3rd because it was in a similar price range
> > although very high for the offerred capacity.
> >
> > I am very confused how similar capacities can have such a big price
> > differences?
> >
> > I know that VXA-2 uses a helical tape path compared to the linear mode
> > that the others use. I got the impression that this is a known debate
> > in the storage area.
> >
> > It also seems to me that the vs160 does not use standard DLT tapes. Is
> > that true?
> >
> > DLT media has been around for a while and at least from what i have
> > heard, they are quite reliable. Is that true also for VXA-2 and vs160?
> >
> > Last, I am using dump to do the backup with our old (DDS drive) will I
> > still be able to use that with any of the above?
> >
> > To summarize, go with the new and really cheap! VXA-2, go with quantum
> > DLT vs160 for double the price, or rely on DLT 8000.
> >
> > Thank you all in advance for your time and attention.
> >
> > SotoS
>
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