Re: [cobalt-users] RE: Second drive in RaQ3i (sys backups)

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Does anyone know if this is also true for the Raq3?  I use the GUI interface
to backup sites nightly onto a different hard drive.  If the hard drive on
the Raq3 fails and I have to replace it or if I have a major problem and
have to use the restore disk will these backups work or am I wasting my
time?  Also, will it restore the databases Cobalt uses to keep track of
everything in the GUI?  For obvious reasons I do not want to test it...
Anyone know from experience?

Thanks in advance,
Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Russ" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RE: Second drive in RaQ3i (sys backups)


> We have setup up 2 Raq 2's. One is live and we have one on standby. We
have
> the backup sync up the data to the backup everynight using a utility
called
> rdist. If the primary fails we start up the second one. A few months ago
our
> Raq 2 crashed and we found out that the Cobalt backup solution for the Raq
> 2's is virtually useless since it can only be restored onto the same
> machine.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diana Brake" <diana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 4:55 PM
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] RE: Second drive in RaQ3i (sys backups)
>
>
> > >How do you go about setting something up like that? (for the complete
> idiot)
> >  >chad
> >
> >
> > At 04:20 PM 5/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
> > >I have been using the cobalt backup utility for close to a year
> > >without a hitch whatsoever. I do a full backup once a week and
> > >incrementals every evening. The files are automatically sent via
> > >ftp to a linux server when the backup has completed. I really
> > >couldn't imagine a simpler solution.
> > >
> > >Brandon Wheaton
> > >UNIX Systems Engineer
> > >ValiCert, Inc.
> > >1215 Terra Bella Ave.
> > >Mountain View, CA 94043
> > >650.567.5430
> > >----
> > >Computers are useless; they can only provide answers.
> > >~Pablo Picasso
> >
> > I'm very interested also. I have two Raq2s with identical
configurations.
> I
> > want to make the second one be a standby for the first. Not a RAID set
up
> > as such, but so that I can unplug the production server and plug in the
> > backup if/when necessary. I want to backup the first to the second every
> > night or so. Any "gotchas" that I should be aware of? Can I do an FTP
> > backup to this second server without special software?..cron?
> >
> > Diana
> >
> >
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