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Re: Define what holding disk to use?
2008-03-06 19:12:26
On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 08:29:03AM -0500, Chris Hoogendyk wrote:
> My own preference is to configure the system with separate drives for
> holding disk. There is no reason for them to be raid.
all backup data passes through the holding disk: doesn't it follow that
the holding disk should be as reliable as possible? and doesn't that
imply at least a mirrored holding disk? MTBF may be lowered, but
failure of a single holding disk will not affect backups.
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Aaron J. Grier | "Not your ordinary poofy goof." | agrier AT poofygoof DOT com
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