[FX.php List] [OFF] Hit by a Truck Scenario

[Bob Patin]

Jonathan,

Glad to know you haven't been hit by a truck; the world needs you!

I do exactly what you describe: in addition to an hourly backup of all  
the databases on my servers (this backup uses system scripts to backup  
to 3 hard drives each time), I also set up a separate backup folder  
for clients who request it. They can FTP into it, upload replacement  
databases, or download nightly backups that are written to that same  
folder. Some clients like the ability to download backups whenever  
they want, even though I'm already backing up constantly.

It's still on the same drive with FMS though; the normal backups  
though are going to 3 drives, 2 of which are not the system drive, and  
1 of which is on a separate machine. The ideal would be if the 3rd  
drive were in a machine in a different physical location, but we can't  
have everything... :)

Best,

Bob Patin
Longterm Solutions LLC
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On Feb 9, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> No, I haven't been hit by a truck.  At least not yet.  But that's  
> the figurative worst case scenario that comes up from time to time  
> in discussions with clients.
>
> The question is how clients retrieve their databases should an  
> emergency need arise.
>
> I can think of one solution...aside from the normal "All Databases"  
> backup , have a FMServer back up an additional copy to a folder  
> dedicated to the customer.  That folder can have ftp or AFP  
> permissions to allow access.
>
> Does this make sense? Any other methods?
>
> Thanks
>
> J
>
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> Jonathan Schwartz
> Exit 445 Group
> jonathan at exit445.com
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