From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Chad C. Walstrom" Message-Id: <20020205182642.GD9198@wookimus.net> References: <3C6012B0.5000409@promofinarsa.es> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="GPJrCs/72TxItFYR" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3C6012B0.5000409@promofinarsa.es> Subject: [linux-lvm] (OT) Backups (was Re: LVM reimplementationre ady for beta testing...) Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue Feb 5 12:28:01 2002 List-Id: To: linux-lvm@sistina.com --GPJrCs/72TxItFYR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Off-topic: multivolume tar archive + CDROM =3D=3D pain! For those home backup solutions, don't ever listen to anyone who tells you that doing multivolume tar archives on CDROM is a good idea. It isn't! I know this from experience! ;-) It's very painful. CDROM's are much better used as random access devices as opposed to linear. tar !=3D random access :. tar !=3D good backup solution w/CDROM media. Maybe tar'ing up smaller chunks of files that !=3D multivolume would be ok ;-). Instead, make a good plan of attack for backing up files based on their volatility and importance. With CDROM's as a media, think regularily scheduled full backups of selected data groups. There are a few things I like to back up frequently: * $HOME (excluding things like netscape cache or download directory) * /var/cvs/$repositories * dpkg --get-selections > /var/backup/dpkg-selections.list * /var/backup/* * /etc/* * /var/lib/$pkgmgrfiles * /var/log/$newlogfiles Things I back up infrequently: * *.{gif,png,jpg,mov,mp3,mpeg,ogg} # etc * /home/ftp/pub/* * /var/log/$oldlogfiles Actually, I try to burn the ogg and mp3 files to disc immediately. Sometimes I get smart and include the source code or binary code for the a media player. Anyway, back to your regularily scheduled off-topic thread. ;-) --=20 Chad Walstrom | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr Get my public key, ICQ#, etc. $(mailx -s 'get info' chewie@wookimus.net) --GPJrCs/72TxItFYR Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8YCPiDMcLGCBsWv0RAsVhAKC4Fh+wsruKDLuZzhHDxOJqVm5A1gCgpVFj Etg+9hF1jP4IvBPIYHMsRpw= =UMkg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --GPJrCs/72TxItFYR--