If your server FAILED--do you have a backup? - GoFuckYourself.com

pure energy · 08-14-2004, 05:01 AM

Tape?

DVD/CD?

How much and how often do you back up?

skinnay · 08-14-2004, 05:09 AM

i back up 500 gigs every few months or so to tapes..

pure energy · 08-14-2004, 05:10 AM

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Originally posted by skinnay
i back up 500 gigs every few months or so to tapes..

You personally or is that part of a comprehensive maintenance plan with your host?

strobi · 08-14-2004, 05:14 AM

I backup everything on a remote box (diffrent hosting provider). Databases on 2 boxes even.. call me paranoid.

Ah and isprime makes a tape backup too...

skinnay · 08-14-2004, 05:19 AM

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Originally posted by pure energy
You personally or is that part of a comprehensive maintenance plan with your host?

me personally

Veterans Day · 08-14-2004, 05:25 AM

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Originally posted by strobi

Ah and isprime makes a tape backup too...

they got me covered like a glove

pure energy · 08-14-2004, 05:25 AM

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Originally posted by skinnay
me personally

Nice, you must have a fat pipe or fiber in your office?

pure energy · 08-14-2004, 05:26 AM

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Originally posted by Veterans Day
they got me covered like a glove

Does that cost extra? or bundled with all hosting plans?

DeadFidel · 08-14-2004, 05:30 AM

2 Matox 250 gig "one touch", One backs up my server, the other backs up the back up. I am thinking of getting a third so I can back up the one that backs up the back up.

Bigfuck · 08-14-2004, 05:35 AM

I backup everything on a drive in office

Veterans Day · 08-14-2004, 05:46 AM

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Originally posted by pure energy
Does that cost extra? or bundled with all hosting plans?

no extra

Lace · 08-14-2004, 05:47 AM

nope, no backups...if all is lost, do it again, only better.

pure energy · 08-14-2004, 05:50 AM

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Originally posted by BMI Lace
nope, no backups...if all is lost, do it again, only better.

Very zen approach

StarkReality · 08-14-2004, 06:04 AM

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Originally posted by BMI Lace
nope, no backups...if all is lost, do it again, only better.

I just hate to imagine how long it would take me to redo a few 100k html pages

lbhcrash · 08-14-2004, 06:05 AM

yes
Veritas 80Gb tape backup
daily

Groove · 08-14-2004, 06:07 AM

I have a separate dedicated server for backups.

genomega · 08-14-2004, 06:11 AM

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Originally posted by strobi
I backup everything on a remote box (diffrent hosting provider). Databases on 2 boxes even.. call me paranoid.

Ah and isprime makes a tape backup too...

No you're not being paranoid, I learned the hard way twice.

pradaboy · 08-14-2004, 06:17 AM

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Originally posted by BMI Lace
nope, no backups...if all is lost, do it again, only better.

pimplink · 08-14-2004, 06:33 AM

Yep. Periodic backups.

EviLGuY · 08-14-2004, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by pure energy
Tape?

DVD/CD?

How much and how often do you back up?

I backup daily to a second harddrive... and my server also comes with 40 GB of remote storage on another computer which I backup to weekly.

Magg · 08-14-2004, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by BMI Lace
nope, no backups...if all is lost, do it again, only better.

Although, anything hosted with us is automatically backed up.

Serge Litehead · 08-14-2004, 07:37 AM

that reminds me i have to backup some stuff.
thx

pxxx · 08-14-2004, 09:38 AM

always have to have a back up.

SplitInfinity · 08-14-2004, 09:44 AM

For backing up your server, we normally use rsync, rdist along with some custom
cron jobs and scripts we designed for the purpose. We have tape silos as well and
other brand name software, however for most people the rsync works just perfect and it's cheap.

We also do NFS mounts to central disk librarians (a server filled with a huge raid array) and backup stuff that way too. This way your system appears to have another hard drive installed in it, but it's really on the private network we set up for it.

Incidentally,
If you are in need of a server to backup to, we can set you up cheap!
We will configure the backup services for you at no charge when you get your backup or dedicated hosting server with SplitInfinity.

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strobi · 08-14-2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by pure energy
Does that cost extra? or bundled with all hosting plans?

you never hosted with isprime before? They've got everything covered. Even if you don't ask

They even fix my scripts when I get some exotic errors.. insane!

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SplitInfinity Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,047	For backing up your server, we normally use rsync, rdist along with some custom cron jobs and scripts we designed for the purpose. We have tape silos as well and other brand name software, however for most people the rsync works just perfect and it's cheap. We also do NFS mounts to central disk librarians (a server filled with a huge raid array) and backup stuff that way too. This way your system appears to have another hard drive installed in it, but it's really on the private network we set up for it. Incidentally, If you are in need of a server to backup to, we can set you up cheap! We will configure the backup services for you at no charge when you get your backup or dedicated hosting server with SplitInfinity. See my coupon below to $ave!