Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> 
> In my mind the only major reason not to move to a database
> architecture is that it would require a substantial re-write of
> BackupPC as pointed out in my earlier note.

Do you actually have any experience with large scale databases?  I think 
most installations that come anywhere near the size and activity of a 
typical backuppc setup would require a highly experienced DBA to 
configure and would have to be spread across many disks to have adequate 
performance.  When you get down to the real issues, normal operation has 
a bottleneck with disk head motion which a database isn't going to do 
any better without someone knowing how to tune it across multiple disks. 
    Also, while some database do offer remote replication, it isn't 
magic either and keeping it working isn't a common skill.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com



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