[DM-MUG] Question on Backup Scheme

[Michael R. Hoffmann]

Have you looked at a mirrored RAID array?

On Apr 21, 2009, at 11:15 AM, Alan Maupin wrote:

> CW - Thanks for the tip on Superduper!
>
> I've setup Carbon Copy Cloner and it is working as intended.  Every 24
> hours it looks at drive one and replicates new or deleted files on
> drive two.   I'm wondering if this is the most efficient method for
> achieving my purpose?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 6:17 PM, CW Smith <cwsmith7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> SuperDuper would also be an excellent choice. www.shirtpocket.com
>>
>> Peace,
>> CW
>>
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>> On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Alan Maupin wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> I recently installed a firewire HD enclosure and configured it with
>>> dual 1.5 TB drives configured as JBOD.  The purpose of the enclosure
>>> is to store Final Cut DV editing projects on one 1.5 TB drive and
>>> provide a redundant copy on the other drive.
>>>
>>> I want to backup one drive to the other daily. I only want to backup
>>> the files that have changed and I want the backup to mirror the
>>> original exactly.  Ultimately if one drive malfunctions I want a  
>>> copy
>>> ready to continue.
>>>
>>> I don't want to use Software RAID mirroring because I read that  
>>> it can
>>> affect the data throughput performance since files are being written
>>> twice, and  don't want to use Timemachine since it's already used to
>>> backup my systems drive.
>>>
>>> Would Carbon Copy Cloner be a good alternative for this backup  
>>> scheme?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alan
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