BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] How big is your backup?

2009-12-23 14:32:52
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] How big is your backup?
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:31:17 -0600
Gerald Brandt wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> The storage will be iSCSI (over gigabit), and offsite backups will be 
> done via an archive done once a week.  Does that sound sane?

What kind of archive are you planning? As is frequently discussed here 
it is difficult to copy a large backuppc system in any way other than 
making an image copy of the raw filesystem because of the time it takes 
to duplicate the large number of hardlinks.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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