FC4 kernel performance

[Mike McGrath]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-devel-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-devel-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of 
> Bernardo Innocenti
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 6:54 PM
> To: Development discussions related to Fedora Core
> Subject: Re: FC4 kernel performance
> 
> Paul A Houle wrote:
> 
> >    Disk-based backup ~is~ viable in various forms.  For instance,  
> > it's quite practical to back up stuff disk to a USB 2.0 or Firewire 
> > drive, and it will finish faster than paint dries.  I've found that 
> > network backup onto disks works too:  but anything that's marketed 
> > explictly as a product for backup seems to be a scam.
> 
> My favourite backup method is rsync'ing to an HD of the same 
> size, mounted on another server in a different room.
> 
> This way I can run daily, unattended backups and be 
> reasonably protected against fire and robbery.
> 
> Today, hard disks are larger, faster, more affordable and 
> more reliable than tapes or other removable media.
> 
> If only I could use a compressed r/w filesystem for the 
> backup disk, I'd save a few bucks.  JFFS2 is the only mature 
> filesystem that can do that, but it doesn't appear to be 
> usable with very large partitions.
> 
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I've run into a similar problem, I've been giving Amanda a try.  It
supports a backup to disk mode and I stick the backups onto a NAS
device, I've had a few problems but not many... 2 cents.

	-Mike