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Tazman · October 8th, 2003, 08:21 AM

I just built a server for a dental practice that had a lousy 2GB tape backup that took so long that the office personnel weren't performing the backups.

I set the system up as follows:

3 30GB drives. Two are set as RAID 0+1, the third as a backup drive. I put in a 48x CDRW also.

I wrote a simple batch file and set scheduled tasks to run it each day a half hour before the office closes. The batch file copies / overwrites the entire contents of the RAID setup - c: to the third drive - d:. Another batch file on the desktop backs up the database to the CDRW daily.

I know, extremely redundant but after spending over a week rebuilding that database, I wanted a setup that would allow me to get back up and running as quickly as possible. I also didn't want to have to rely on human interface because of reliability issues

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Mike

October 8th, 2003, 08:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tazman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NY Posts: 894	I just built a server for a dental practice that had a lousy 2GB tape backup that took so long that the office personnel weren't performing the backups. I set the system up as follows: 3 30GB drives. Two are set as RAID 0+1, the third as a backup drive. I put in a 48x CDRW also. I wrote a simple batch file and set scheduled tasks to run it each day a half hour before the office closes. The batch file copies / overwrites the entire contents of the RAID setup - c: to the third drive - d:. Another batch file on the desktop backs up the database to the CDRW daily. I know, extremely redundant but after spending over a week rebuilding that database, I wanted a setup that would allow me to get back up and running as quickly as possible. I also didn't want to have to rely on human interface because of reliability issues . Mike Last edited by Tazman : October 8th, 2003 at 08:27 AM.