Backup Religion
Get Saved Before Your Data Apocalypse
JD P
Algoloma Systems
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD or other hardware
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD
- Failed Program Logic
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD
- Failed Program Logic
- Lost or Stolen Devices
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD
- Failed Program Logic
- Lost or Stolen Devices
- Migration
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD
- Failed Program Logic
- Lost or Stolen Devices
- Migration
- Accidental Deletion
Data Apocalypse?
- Failed HDD
- Failed Program Logic
- Lost or Stolen Devices
- Migration
- Accidental Deletion
- Crackers
Why is it gone?
Does it really matter - why?
The data is still gone.
Empty Feeling
I've had that empty feeling.
10 yrs ago, lost about 70% of my data.
Which is Worse?
Backups suck.
Not having backups sucks more.
Risk / Reward
Risk
Reward
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Need to get it before it is too late.
Because after it happens, it is too late.
Backup Survey
For your main desktop, your bare-metal backups are performed:
Backup Survey
For your main system, your bare-metal backups are performed:
Backup Survey
For your main system, your bare-metal backups are performed:
- What's a backup?
- Monthly
- Weekly
Backup Survey
For your main system, your bare-metal backups are performed:
- What's a backup?
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Daily
Backup Survey
For your main system, your bare-metal backups are performed:
- What's a backup?
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Daily
- Hourly
Backup Survey
For your main system, your bare-metal backups are performed:
- What's a backup?
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Daily
- Hourly
- Immediate - inotify
Backup Solution Best Practices
Backup Solution Best Practices
- Automatic & Easy
- Different Storage
Backup Solution Best Practices
- Automatic & Easy
- Different Storage
- Fast
Backup Solution Best Practices
- Automatic & Easy
- Different Storage
- Fast
- Efficient
Backup Solution Best Practices
Backup Solution Best Practices
Backup Solution Best Practices
- Secure
- Versioned
- Stored Remotely
Backup Solution Best Practices
- Secure
- Versioned
- Stored Remotely
- Verified Restore
Diag-Simple Backup
- USB, eSATA, Firewire, etc.
- Different physical HDD
- Simple. Minimal cost, complexity.
- No complex C/S
Diag-Simple Backup
- Swap external disks weekly
- Hand carry to another location (office, lawyer, etc)
- USB, Firewire, eSATA, Docking Station, etc.
Diag-NAS Backup
- NFS, CIFS, iSCSI (more expensive devices)
- Some home routers act like NAS w/ CIFS
- Some media players act like NAS w/CIFS or NFS
Diag-Backup Server
- NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, AoE, sshfs, other srvs (rsync, rdiff-backup, etc)
- Can support client/server solutions
Diag-WAN Backup Server
- Encrypt WAN traffic
- Compress WAN traffic
- Offsite + automatic (Weekly backups for family)
- Backup services (Crashplan, etc)
Got Backups?
Question: If any of your main hard disks started making a loud clicking sound right now does that idea freak you out or make you nervous?
What's your answer?
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Happiness Is ....
Time Size Cumulative size
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Tue Nov 1 04:41:07 2011 5.06 GB 5.06 GB (current mirror)
Mon Oct 31 04:41:04 2011 16.6 MB 5.07 GB
Sun Oct 30 04:41:04 2011 69.4 MB 5.14 GB
Sat Oct 29 04:41:06 2011 14.1 MB 5.16 GB
Fri Oct 28 04:41:05 2011 21.3 MB 5.18 GB
Thu Oct 27 04:41:05 2011 13.4 MB 5.19 GB
Wed Oct 26 04:41:06 2011 17.9 MB 5.21 GB
Happiness Is ....
Fri Sep 9 04:41:06 2011 10.2 MB 6.07 GB
Thu Sep 8 04:41:05 2011 12.6 MB 6.09 GB
Wed Sep 7 17:28:25 2011 7.19 MB 6.09 GB
Wed Sep 7 04:41:06 2011 11.7 MB 6.10 GB
Tue Sep 6 04:41:03 2011 12.1 MB 6.12 GB
Mon Sep 5 04:41:07 2011 9.53 MB 6.13 GB
Sun Sep 4 04:41:08 2011 409 MB 6.53 GB
Sat Sep 3 04:41:06 2011 29.4 MB 6.55 GB
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