[FX.php List] [OFF] Backup strategy

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

I use FreeAgent Extreme for that purpose, it's alot cheaper than
spending time in Toast.

ggt

2009/1/10 Bob Patin <bob at patin.com>:
> I have a web server on which the Documents folder (which contains all the
> sites) has gotten up to about 9GB.
>
> I backup the folder to another HD on the server, and then pull that off
> every week and burn it to DVD-R with Toast. Here's the problem:
>
> Because the archive (zipped) is so large, it gets recorded onto 2 separate
> disks. This afternoon I wanted to pull up an archive and retrieve an old
> site, but one of the 2 disks was corrupted.
>
> I have a Drobo here, which is excellent for backing up my development
> machine and laptop, but putting one of those on all of my 7 web servers
> would get a bit expensive.
>
> I know about exobyte cartridges, which studios here in Nashville use for
> backing up audio projects; is there another solution I should look into that
> would be appropriate for something like this? Out of all my servers, this is
> the only one whose backup is so huge, and it's a problem if my backup
> doesn't restore when I need it.
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Bob Patin
> Longterm Solutions LLC
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