FilePro Linux Server Backup

[Scott Walker]

How long do you retain backup instances on Amazon?  Can you give me a
guesstimate of what it would cost to retain 12 end of month backups of about
30gb each.

Regards,

Scott

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> Scott Nelson
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> Subject: Re: FilePro Linux Server Backup
> 
> BackupEdge by Microlite and a Synology NAS box on which you setup an FTP
> site, and have BackupEdge do your backups to the FTP.  Fast, and very easy
> to recover a file in seconds.
> 
> I use this at several of my clients and never deal with tapes again.
> Off site is done to Amazon S3 with BackupEdge, or on a USB HD attached to
> the NAS.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 3/9/2012 3:00 PM, Scott Walker wrote:
> > What do you guys recommend for backing up a small CentOS server running
> > filePro in a business environment.  It will have (3) 300gb drives in a
> raid
> > 5 array but I don't anticipate more than about 25gb of data that needs
> to be
> > backed up each night.
> > I want a lot of backups with a rotation scheme that included daily,
> weekly,
> > and monthly copies.  I want the daily copies of the data kept until the
> next
> > week, and the weekly copy being kept for four weeks, and the monthly
> copies
> > being kept for a year.
> >
> > The vendor is recommending a RD1000 Removable Disk device.  This looks
> like
> > it has great specs.  Each cartridge holds 160gb (non-compressed) and the
> > drive costs about $420 but seems that with each removable cartridge
> costing
> > $128, we may be limited to how many cartridges we could have, thus
> perhaps
> > not retaining backup instances as long as I like.
> >
> > I asked about a HP DAT160 tape drive.  Each tape holds 160gb
> > (non-compressed) and the drive costs about $730, and each tape only
> costs
> > about $24, so it would be economical to have lots of backup instances
> saved
> > for a long period of time.
> >
> > I have been using tape and the backup rotation scheme mentioned above
> for
> > over 20 years.  The vendor is telling me they don't recommend tape
> drives
> > anymore and all of their customers are using removable hard drive for
> local
> > backups.  Am I missing something?  My instincts tell me the tape drive
> is
> > the right solution for a system with a small amount of data, where the
> > system is used only from 8am - 5pm (so backup speed is not critical) and
> > where we want to save backup instances for a long time before
> overwriting
> > them.
> >
> > Any input would be welcomed.
> >
> > Scott Walker
> > RAM Systems Corp
> > ScottWalker at RAMSystemsCorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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