[svlug] Desktop server purchase w/ Backups in mind?

[James Colannino]

Rafael Skodlar wrote:

>On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 04:55:51PM -0700, Anthony Ettinger wrote:
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>>Hi All,
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>>I'm trying to consider my options for a new desktop
>>machine that I will be installing my Linux (Gentoo)
>>home server on. What I'd like is to have 3 drives, 1
>>for the install 60gb, and 2 that are 250gb each with
>>data mirrored (in case one fails).
>>
>>What's the best (simplest) way to do this?
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>>I plan on running a samba share and storing all my
>>data (www, home, shares, etc) on one 250gb drive, and
>>I'd like the other drive to mirror it.
>>
>>I'm basically interested in simplicity and
>>reliability. and of course ease of restoration should
>>one of the drives fail.
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>Based on painfull experience I suggest you have means to completely
>disconnect the backup drive.[...]
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Removeable HD maybe?  Probably too unreliable but just thought I'd throw 
that one out there.

James