Policy on Backups

Hi,

What is the policy with backups? ie. what gets backed up (databases, documents, etc..) and how often etc... I got burned quite badly very recently with a mysql database so I am quite neurotic about this. Thanks in advance guys (and girls, Vixen )

Cheers,

[admin]

THis is posted some where on the forum again. Try doing a search for it.. I can say we just added anther 1.2 terabyte backup system..

[Brangwyn]

1.2 terabyte backup system..

I'll bet its half full of MP3's already ... just for testing purposes of course !!

Seriously though, very nice

[admin]

No all the MP3's are on the old system thats why we needed a new one.. Testing purposes only course..

[Brangwyn]

*grin*

hehe cool thanks guys I will do a search

[Wonderer]

Makes me wonder if there has/is/will ever be a IT dept where tech's don't ummm .... stretch the truth???

[Vixen]

Huh??

[admin]

Originally posted by Wonderer
Makes me wonder if there has/is/will ever be a IT dept where tech's don't ummm .... stretch the truth???

You mean the size of the backup or what server we keep all of our MP3's on..

Heck I can show you both.. Want a link to download some MP3's.. ;P

[Wonderer]

All of the above, and yes. But by stretching the truth i mean more in the ways of legitimate archiving. Not sure i've ever met a geek that is 100% legal.

[admin]

I have CDs for all my mp3's, if that is what you are implying, and I don't share them either!

[Wonderer]

hehhehe

[admin]

Almost for got..

For every one:
/dev/sda3 933G 210G 675G 24% /

For the real unix tech:
/dev/sda3 977988912 219967596 708342312 24% /

[mresell]

Originally posted by Wonderer
All of the above, and yes. But by stretching the truth i mean more in the ways of legitimate archiving. Not sure i've ever met a geek that is 100% legal.

Not all mp3s are illegal ya know. Besides it isn't just geeks that are not 100% legal(whatever that means). According to an interesting news story I saw people break at least 1 federal electronic copyright etc... law everyday and may not have a clue. Partly because the laws are screwy. I am so unfortunate to live in 1 of only 2 states(maryland is other) that make eulas 100% binding no matter what they say.(All of this would have to be argued in court of course) In other words I can say anything electronically and if the predefined action which you perform (shows you agree with it) it is binding. I have had development IDE's w/ appended sections saying they can come to your location and inspect whenever they like to make sure you are complying. How invasive. Lot's of devs got very upset. Just ain't so simple. Right and wrong aren't necessarily legal