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

[Anthony Ettinger]

--- James Colannino <james at colannino.org> wrote:

> Rafael Skodlar wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 04:55:51PM -0700, Anthony
> Ettinger wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>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?
> >>
> >>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.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Based on painfull experience I suggest you have
> means to completely
> >disconnect the backup drive.[...]
> >  
> >
> 
> Removeable HD maybe?  Probably too unreliable but
> just thought I'd throw 
> that one out there.
> 

Somebody brought up a good point though, to use it
somewhere else you need a tower that will accept a
removable drive. I'm not sure if I'll be toting it
around with me though.

As far as handling the mirror between the two drives,
the only suggestion was rsnapshot. Any other ideas?
Seems like Raid is too much work, and not removable.

=====
Anthony Ettinger
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