Re: [CentOS] backup to disk

Les Mikesell wrote:

Ray Leventhal wrote:

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Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I've cloned the OS drive already

and it is safely locked away. We're an entirely off-internet system, so updates aren't even a problem. The issue is the user data and with what you and others have written, I'm considering doing a local rsync to a second set of mirrored drives already in the box (but as of now disused).

Keep in mind that certain hardware, software, or operator errors (or a building disaster) can wipe out all of the disks at once. A safer approach might be to rsync to external disks that you rotate offsite or to rsync over the network to a different location.

A point I was just discussing with some folks here. Thanks, Les.