On 4/13/2011 12:14 PM, Jake Wilson wrote:
> Thanks for the replies, everyone.  I have not tried the backup yet, so
> I don't know what to expect.  I just didn't want to try it on a whim
> without researching it a bit more.  The servers are not just file
> servers.  They run Oracle and proprietary data modeling software that
> do a lot of data crunching throughout the day.  Just needed to make
> sure that rsyncing stuff during the process was not going to hinder
> performance too bad.

My advice would be "Try it and see."  If it causes a slowdown, stop the
backup and try something else.

-- 
Bowie

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