Jorick Astrego <jorick@netbulae.eu> writes:
Maybe split it in 2 disks? One OS and one APP/DATA? You can then backup only one.
I prefer to do this anyway as I then can just redeploy the OS and attach the second disk to get things back up and running.
Are you suggesting that /etc and /var should go onto their own disks? There is lots of configuration in /etc (which is usually in the root disk) that needs to be backed up. Also, different apps store configuration and data in different places, so saying "just put it on a second disk" can be hard. Sure, it works fine for /home -- but mysql? imapd? ... -derek -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 derek@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant