On 08/24/2015 10:53 AM, David Sommerseth wrote: > On 24/08/15 15:17, John Rowe wrote: >>> 1) I have to have my backup sata drives removed to boot. >>> SL7 tries to mount them as my 9750-4I raid controller >>> and freezes up. After booting up I can insert the >>> eSata drive(s). And do you think I would remember? >>> In other words. I have top boot up twice. >> I would strongly suggest that a "backup" drive permanently connected to >> the computer is not a backup at all. In no particular order it leaves >> you vulnerable to: >> >> Accidental deletion >> Malicious deletion/encryption >> Fire >> Theft >> >> I know that sometimes this is much easier to point out than to fix (I >> sense the word "cloud" appearing..) > Okay, I'll bite ... you said "cloud" ;-) > > I don't necessarily see it as a problem that a backup-drive is connected > 24/7. It is a problem though if it is your primary and only backup. > > I have a local backup-drive online 24/7 where all my backups go, from > several servers. But I also have a CrashPlan subscription where I keep > a remote offsite backup, synced several times during the day. And > CrashPlan have a point-in-time restore service as well. So all the > issues you list are actually covered. > > Just my 2 cents. > Agreed. I often backup crucial data locally; that's the first line of defense for data corruption or a failed drive. I then back that up elsewhere (depending on the data, this may involve disk, tape. and/or something else). In the case of SVN, databases, and a variety of other apps you need to dump the data somewhere first, anyway. The local backup disk is used for this as well, and again I backup elsewhere from that. -- Miles O'Neal CAD Systems Engineer Cirrus Logic | cirrus.com | 1.512.851.4659