Comments on: The Power Of LVM http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/ A Kevlar-Burrito Full Of Meat Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:13:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124187 isecore Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:55:37 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124187 I invested in an external harddrive today. 500 gigabytes, should be enough for the foreseeable future. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's a Maxtor (since the store was out of stock on the WDC's) but I figure I'll give it a go since the Maxtors in my server have proven very tough and reliable - odd considering the mostly bad experiences I've had with Maxtor in the past. I invested in an external harddrive today. 500 gigabytes, should be enough for the foreseeable future. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it’s a Maxtor (since the store was out of stock on the WDC’s) but I figure I’ll give it a go since the Maxtors in my server have proven very tough and reliable - odd considering the mostly bad experiences I’ve had with Maxtor in the past.

]]> By: Andreas http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124182 Andreas Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:03:54 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124182 I have a MyBook drive from the first "essential edition" series, a 250 gb drive used only for backups. But I can't trust a single harddrive to work when it is absolutely needed so I have secondary backups in other formats. Some files (about 20gb) are stored on my iPod, other stuff is backed up on a 16gb Corsair USB stick. I also have a set of burned DVDs stored on another location in case the house would explode, but burning DVD's is not too fun on an old laptop with a slow burner so I mostly use that for keeping backups of websites and documents that are updated often such as my personal diary, template/theme code and recent photo albums. Anyway, the whole point was that the MyBook is something I can personally recommend. Not that I have needed to restore any backup yet, but it works well so far. I have a MyBook drive from the first “essential edition” series, a 250 gb drive used only for backups. But I can’t trust a single harddrive to work when it is absolutely needed so I have secondary backups in other formats. Some files (about 20gb) are stored on my iPod, other stuff is backed up on a 16gb Corsair USB stick. I also have a set of burned DVDs stored on another location in case the house would explode, but burning DVD’s is not too fun on an old laptop with a slow burner so I mostly use that for keeping backups of websites and documents that are updated often such as my personal diary, template/theme code and recent photo albums.

Anyway, the whole point was that the MyBook is something I can personally recommend. Not that I have needed to restore any backup yet, but it works well so far.

]]> By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124125 isecore Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:19:20 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124125 CD/DVD are cheap and fairly durable in most cases. They do get scratched rather easily and just like floppies the quality in later years really can't stand up to closer inspection. They've become like hamburgers - cheap, easy and filling for the moment but have very little in common quality-wise to what they once were. I'm more into buying an external harddrive and keeping things separate. Making some kind of once-a-week backup routine and simply copy the latest revision of my stuff to it. The <a href="http://www.wdc.com/en/products/index.asp?cat=8" rel="nofollow">Western Digital Mybook</a> series of drives seem to fit the bill perfectly. CD/DVD are cheap and fairly durable in most cases. They do get scratched rather easily and just like floppies the quality in later years really can’t stand up to closer inspection. They’ve become like hamburgers - cheap, easy and filling for the moment but have very little in common quality-wise to what they once were.

I’m more into buying an external harddrive and keeping things separate. Making some kind of once-a-week backup routine and simply copy the latest revision of my stuff to it. The Western Digital Mybook series of drives seem to fit the bill perfectly.

]]> By: Mind http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124110 Mind Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:48:50 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124110 Im thinking about the same thing. I have a lot of stuff I have made during the years. I have made backups actually, but I recently discovered that the backup-discs are unreadable. Quite scary, what should I make a backup to when CD/DVD evidently doesn't cut it? Im thinking about the same thing. I have a lot of stuff I have made during the years. I have made backups actually, but I recently discovered that the backup-discs are unreadable. Quite scary, what should I make a backup to when CD/DVD evidently doesn’t cut it?

]]> By: isecore http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124062 isecore Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:36:41 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124062 This incident has caused me to once again reconsider my shoddy routines of backup. I try to back up regularly, but it's too much work to burn everything to DVDs (since there will be several) each week or month or whatever. I'm leaning towards investing in an external drive and using it exclusively for backup. This incident has caused me to once again reconsider my shoddy routines of backup. I try to back up regularly, but it’s too much work to burn everything to DVDs (since there will be several) each week or month or whatever. I’m leaning towards investing in an external drive and using it exclusively for backup.

]]> By: Andreas http://blog.isecore.net/2008/08/04/the-power-of-lvm/comment-page-1/#comment-124054 Andreas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:29:04 +0000 http://blog.isecore.net/?p=2043#comment-124054 Uhm, a better note to self: Backup the whole damn drive in two complete copies. And do it often. People think I am mad because I make a complete copy of my /andreas folder (where I have just about all my files - half of my life!) and all my websites in two separate copies each month. They ask me if I have ever needed to restore one of the copies, and I still haven't needed it. But unlike them, I know that when I need it - it will be there. And if the backup copy fails or gets lost, there is a backup of the backup as well. It will be worth the effort, some day. :) Uhm, a better note to self: Backup the whole damn drive in two complete copies. And do it often.

People think I am mad because I make a complete copy of my /andreas folder (where I have just about all my files - half of my life!) and all my websites in two separate copies each month. They ask me if I have ever needed to restore one of the copies, and I still haven’t needed it. But unlike them, I know that when I need it - it will be there. And if the backup copy fails or gets lost, there is a backup of the backup as well.

It will be worth the effort, some day. :)

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