Ray Leventhal wrote:
> >
> 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.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com