RE: [Xen-users] Hotswap

["Dustin Henning" <Dustin.Henning@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

        You may also search the web for blocksync, I think that is the name
of a script that did the same thing as DD only much faster (only writing
changes), so that your downtime could be less after the initial
synchronization.  Good luck,
        Dustin

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tegger
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 11:48
To: Dustin.Henning@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: 'Fajar A. Nugraha'; 'Xen Users'
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Hotswap

yes, mobile rack seems to be the right word :)

I only want to use one, for the backup Hard Disk, that the backup is not 
in the same room, when there is a burglary, fire or something else.

I think i will try the external backup with dd and decide it after first 
testruns and the needed time


Am 22.02.2010 15:03, schrieb Dustin Henning:
>       The English word for the hard drive scenario you describe is most
> likely "mobile rack" though this may also be a marketing term specific to
> some brands.  Another more generic option might be "internal enclosure"
> though I am not 100% certain that is accurate.  Regarding both terms, I am
> assuming you are talking about a half-height (one slot) 5.25 inch drive
bay
> device that can have 1 3.5 inch hard disk installed in it (or perhaps 4
2.5
> inch drives).  If you are referring to a three 5.25 inch slot device that
> takes 4-5 drives, then I cannot sure on the terminology.
>       All of that having been said, regarding a backup method, the best
> method would be to backup from within Windows.  A third party software
might
> make this easier, but ntbackup (assuming you are running a version of
> Windows that has this) can make an effective complete backup (be sure you
> are familiar with how to restore from it in the event of a domU destroying
> disaster).  This is only true if you need the domU to be running during
the
> backup, if you are willing to shut down the DomU to make the backup, I
> believe you can find a blocksync script somewhere on the internet that
might
> very quickly image the entire Windows partition (after the first backup,
> which would effectively be the same as using dd to copy the entire
> partition).  If you can do something like this, you wouldn't need to
attach
> and detach the drive to the domU as explained by Fajar.
>       Dustin
>
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