classiccmp server hardware

[David Woyciesjes]

David V. Corbin wrote:

>>>>Has anyone mentioned that if the OS or hardware or horrid 
>>>>software goes astray and writes crap all over the disk, 
>>>>RAID doesn't save you but the 'periodic rsync' approach does?
>>>>
>>>>- John
> 
> 
> I would be inclined to phrase that as "May" save you, rather than "Will".
> 
> On the other hand, if there is any failure of the primary between "rsync's",
> then the secondary WILL be incomplete (or otherwise wrong) and content WILL
> be effected.
> 
> Again...it is a matter of tradeoffs.
> 
> 
	Of course, you could always combine RAID (either HW or SW) and the 
rsync approach. Space and money permitting, of course

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---   Dave Woyciesjes
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