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   From: "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
      
   On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 02:07:17 UTC, "Trevor Hemsley"    
    wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:41:08 UTC in comp.os.os2.misc, "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
   >  wrote:   
   >    
   > > On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:29:29 UTC, Dave Yeo  wrote:   
   > >    
   > > > Doug Bissett wrote:   
   > > > > On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 02:29:34 UTC, "Dariusz Piatkowski"   
   > > > >   wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > >> I have a rather simple backup process...I tossed a   
   > > > >> 500Gig spare SATA drive into my machine and on nightly basis I use   
   'dSync' to   
   > > > >> move the changed files over to the backup drive. The backup drive is   
   partitioned   
   > > > >> exactly the same way as my main OS2 boot drive, so the sync is   
   basically   
   > > > >> partition to partition at file level.   
   > > > >>   
   > > > >   
   > > > > The only real "problem" with that approach, is that the second drive   
   > > > > will not do you much good if the machine is stolen, or damaged (fire   
   > > > > perhaps), so some additional backup, that can be stored offsite, is   
   > > > > recommended.   
   > > > >   
   > > >    
   > > > As well as a power surge, etc will take out every hard drive in the   
   machine.   
   > > > Dave   
   > >    
   > > Agreed guys...I understand the limitations...my main box is hooked up to a   
   APC    
   > > Smart 1000 UPS...so that certainly helps. But as you pointed out, this   
   method is   
   > > certainly not fool-proof...it is however better then NO backup what so    
   > > ever...lol!   
   >    
   > A USB attached drive would address most of the shortcomings of your current    
   > approach and should not be a huge amount slower. An even better solution   
   would    
   > be *2* USB attached drives that you used on alternate days so that if you   
   were    
   > struck by lightning in the middle of performing the backup, it wouldn't nuke   
   all   
   > copies   
      
   Well...speaking of USB attached drives...how 'workable' are these solutions in    
   our OS2 environment? I ask b/c with my current hardware getting a simple SD   
   card   
   reader used to be a problem. Eventually with the right combination of USB    
   drivers I was ok, but even then the transfer rate was just miserable.   
      
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