[FX.php List] Backing up to an external drive

[Dale Bengston]

I do mine locally and then script their backup to another location.  
This offers protection in case the external source is not available;  
at least I have the local backups.

In one case, I'm using Chronosync to copy the files offsite. In  
another, I'm using Synchronize Pro to do the same thing to a private  
shared volume. In another, I'm using Retrospect to back up the FMSA  
backup folder to AIT tape. In yet another, I'm using an AppleScript  
to copy the backups to a shared server volume. (This one's a client  
mandate that I am not happy with. I don't like the idea of the  
database backup files on a public server.)

Dale

On Aug 9, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Bob Patin wrote:

> My understanding has been that FM Server 8, and now 9, will not  
> allow backing up to other than an internal drive, but I could be  
> wrong. I don't remember where that information came from, but I  
> *think* that I got it straight from FileMaker, Inc., from a tech.
>
> The best method that I've found for safe database deployment is a  
> RAID 5 on the machine (which I'm implementing sometime in the next  
> week) with backups to this RAID, and then pulling the backup sets  
> off to a remote computer, where I burn to DVD-R on a regular basis.
>
> Is there ANYONE on this list who successfully makes scheduled  
> backups to other than the boot drive? Is your backup volume  
> internal or external (can't see how that would matter, just looking  
> for clarity here)?
>
> Bob Patin
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