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Re: [BackupPC-users] Block-level rsync-like hashing dd?

2011-04-13 00:03:11
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Block-level rsync-like hashing dd?
From: Chris Parsons <Chris.Parsons AT petrosys.com DOT au>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:31:08 +0930
On 13/04/2011 12:04 PM, Timothy J Massey wrote:
Has anyone actually done this in production with realistic amounts of data (and data turnover) to see how it *actually* works?  Remember, for example, that in theory LVM snapshotting is also the greatest thing since sliced bread, too, but in practice there are actual rough edges to be aware of.

I agree. I'll be trying it in a realistic setting (on good hardware with a very large pool) over the next couple of months. I'll try and advise the list here on how it goes.

That and I have too many scars from using Sun userspace utilities for too long...  :)

The first thing any sane man does is ensure the gnu tools are installed.

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