[WEB4LIB] Web Server Backups

Mark Pecaut pecautm at missouri.edu
Mon Nov 6 09:35:12 EST 2000


Try IDE RAID:
http://www.arcoide.com/
I have not used it, but I hear it works well.  
In addition to this, you should also keep copies of your important
stuff off-site (or at least in a different room).  Look into 
getting a tape drive or some other form of removable storage.  
-Mark

On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 06:11:07AM -0800, nancy glassman wrote:
> I am currently running our library web server using a standalone 
> workstation: Apache v. 1.3.14, FilemakerPro v.4, Windows2000 Professional, 
> with service pack 1, 650MHz, 128 Megs ram, 2 hard drives [one used for 
> backups].
> 
> I currently backup my system by making an image of my working [first] drive 
> onto the 2nd drive using Driveimage v. 4 [Powerquest].
> 
> While this disaster recovery scheme works well, in order to use Driveimage 
> I do have to boot out of Windows2000 [using a Driveimage boot-up diskette] 
> to image the drive. The entire process takes about 60 minutes. During this 
> time the library web server is down and unavailable. Is there a backup / 
> disaster recovery solution that anyone can recommend that will perform a 
> complete system/hard drive image or backup while Windows2000 remains online?
> 
> Thank you very much for any advice you can offer.
> 
> 
> 
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