Post #198,389
3/13/05 7:10:21 PM
3/14/05 8:05:15 AM
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repository versioning software
[link|http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/10/svn_uis.html|Subversion UI Shootout] has a nice 3 page article. From Mike Mason. Just published a book called [link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0974514063|Pragmatic Version Control Using Subversion] for $19.77US.
I haven't read it, but I am going to buy the book, as I use subversion to backup everything on my machines to a SVN repository and then backup the repository.
It is amazing at how much I can store and how many versions and how many days/weeks/months/years I can store on a 1.4TB(edit) array.
This is the closest thing I can get to having IBM's TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) for backups without all the fancy hardware and $30K software. I use hard drives as the online backups, and also as the Backup device. I rotate 10 disks, Mo-Tu-We-Th, Fr1-Fr2-Fr3, Mn1-Mn2-Mn3 and have 2 additional Drives for miscellaneous backups or snapshots. The only thing I am currently limited by is Final Disk space. Right now I have 300GB drives.
Now I just have to get all of my machines and important stuff doing it.
I might switch to a Super-Ultra-Mega-DLT which is suppsed to be able to store 800GB native uncompressed. But this would not replace the disk... it would just be an off-site daily kinda thing with prolly 5 daily tapes. Of course verified every night.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey[link|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Military Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
Edited by folkert
March 13, 2005, 07:18:41 PM EST
Edited by folkert
March 14, 2005, 08:05:15 AM EST
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Post #198,392
3/13/05 7:35:03 PM
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It's cheaper at Bookpool. ;-) Can you elaborate?
[link|http://www.bookpool.com/sm/0974514063|Here]. Unfortunately, it's out of stock at the moment.
I'm interested in learning more about how you're using Subversion for backups of disks, etc. Is that a standard thing? Can you talk a little more about it?
Thanks.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #198,404
3/13/05 11:25:14 PM
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It isn't perfect.
I use a file based approach.
If the file changes, it is copied into the repo.
Allows me to keep nearly as many revisions of a file as I need.
Most of our files are static for long periods, 2-3 days of intense changes. then another long period. Seldom do we ever DELETE our customers files.
I exclude DB files, but dump them before every ci
there are tons of things I can do, but don't.
More as I expand its use.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey[link|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Military Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
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Post #198,433
3/14/05 4:17:54 AM
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"1.4GB array"? Maybe you meant 1.4 *T* B...? HTH!
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Post #198,444
3/14/05 8:04:36 AM
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Ooops, yeah. 1.4TB array.
That'd make *MUCHO* more better.
KB, MB, GB, TB whatever...
Thanks for the point out.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwethey[link|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Military Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp|source]
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Post #198,669
3/14/05 9:10:43 PM
3/14/05 9:19:33 PM
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At least he didn't say 1.4Mb.
Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
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Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please
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Edited by static
March 14, 2005, 09:19:33 PM EST
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